Mint Explainer: Why India’s space data centre dreams could be far-fetched

Does all of this even make any practical sense?

In India’s case, space data centres are hard to justify. Agnikul, which has so far raised nearly $70 million, is yet to conduct a single orbital rocket launch. NeevCloud, its partner, is reportedly seeking $1.2 billion—though its own business stands unproven with less than $1 million in revenue. While Pixxel and Sarvam carry more high-profile investors, they too are yet to prove themselves commercially in their original businesses. With none, barring Pixxel, having any expertise in building satellites, and none at all with data centre expertise, India’s space data centre claims sound too premature to be taken seriously.