They did not climb the ladder to the sky but ... dreamed of the sky. They created opportunities like gold with their talent. Unstoppable success with 'Horizontal' space startup...
The worst problem is not only on Earth but also in space. It's called space junk. These wastes, which number in the thousands, orbit the planet. An increase in the number of these will have a negative impact on the performance of the satellites. Costs increase for their safety. In this context, ISRO has focused on the disposal of this waste. Attempts are being made to design self-eating rockets and vanishing satellites.
Bangalore-based start-up Digantara has caught the world's attention amid a serious debate over space debris. How challenging it is to start a ‘startup’, ‘yes’. Building investor confidence that we can do it is a bigger challenge. Such was the challenge these three guys faced. When Anirudh Sharma, Rahul Rawat and Tanveer Ahmed embarked on a space tech startup under the name 'Digantara', no one took it seriously.
‘It’s hard to believe what young people who have just finished engineering say about space startups. That’s why our first goal is to build trust in the investor community, ”recalls Anirudh. ‘Horizontal’ is a startup that finds a solution to the space waste problem. ‘Business with the garbage in space? The bars were full of wonders as to how this was possible. Because this is the first time for them to hear about such a startup.
Going into a flashback ...
Anirudh Sharma is a Computer Science Engineering student at Lovely Professional University (LPU) in Punjab. However, he loves aerospace and aeronautics. Sharma's friend Tanveer Ahmed is doing engineering at RV College in Bangalore. Launched the 'Student Satellite Team' at their college under the guidance of ISRO. Aware of this, Sharma started a similar team at his university. The team presented a paper at an ISRO-sponsored conference in Chandigarh and won the award. It boosted their confidence. After attending a conference in Germany, they learned in-depth about the big challenge of ‘space sustainability’.
Satellite spare parts for a Latin American space company were made and sounded. Thus began the ‘horizon’. Anirudh Sharma's CEO, Tanveer Ahmed's CTO (Chief Technology Officer), and Rahul Rawat Civo (Chief Operating Officer) are the first successful landlords to receive a grant of Rs 15 lakh from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc).
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‘Horizontal’ works in three areas: space climate and object tracker (SCVOT), orbital engine, space – adapt ... The ‘In-Orbit Space Debris Monitor’, which combines hardware and software, tracks space debris ranging in size from 1 cm to 20 cm. A visualization model is then created and a catalog is created.
‘The cost of customer mission operation is greatly reduced by the data we provide,’ says Horizon. After our government gave the green light to private companies in the space sector, new opportunities arose not only for companies like 'Horizontal' but also for many investors around the world. Telespagio, a well-known Italian space flight company, has acquired a stake in Canadian space startup Northstar Earth and Space.
Now the company is also interested in ‘horizon’.
‘There are two things to be proud of about them. One ... students have achieved a lot. Two ... professionalism. CV Murali, Chairman, Entrepreneurship Cell (Society for Innovation Development, Bangalore), praised the company for having a good understanding of not only technical issues but also market-related issues. Let’s hope ‘Horizontal’ achieves more success in the future.
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