News Summary

• TakeMe2Space will send its MOI-1A satellite to orbit on 1 October on a SpaceX rideshare flight, Transporter-18.
• The Hyderabad company calls it India’s first orbital computing satellite, since it can analyse data in space and send back results rather than raw files.
• So far, 23 customers have booked space on the mission, the company said.
• They include mapping firms and schools, as well as businesses in farming, mining, supply chains and insurance.