Milestones
Every milestone, done and planned
What we've done, with the date it happened and where we can, the evidence. What we plan, with our best estimate, marked as a plan.
8 of 12 done · Next: Thermal vacuum cycling, December 2026
| When | What | Kind | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2021 | Company founded in PeenyaTwo founders, a rented shed and a fume hood. | Team | Done |
| Mar 2022 | Propellant blend characterisedSmall batches mixed and tested for stability, density and safe handling. | Test | Done |
| Nov 2022 | First hot-fire in open airIt lit on the third try, at a university combustion lab. | Test | Done |
| Feb 2024 | Seed round₹14 crore from two hardware funds and angels (sample). | Funding | Done |
| Sep 2024 | Our own vacuum chamberA 1.2-metre chamber at the workshop, so we can test every week, not every quarter. | Hardware | Done |
| Feb 2025 | First firing in vacuumTest 41: 10 seconds at 0.9 N. | Test | Done |
| Aug 2026 | 231 s measuredSpecific impulse in vacuum, steady state, on the 1 N engineering model.How we measured it | Test | Done |
| Sep 2026 | Vibration test passedRandom vibration and shock at small-satellite launch levels; fired normally afterwards. | Test | Done |
| December 2026 | Thermal vacuum cyclingEight cycles between −20 °C and +60 °C in vacuum, firing at both ends. | Test | Next |
| Early 2027 | Life test50,000 pulses and the rated total impulse on one thruster. | Test | Planned |
| Mid 2027 | Apply for IN-SPACe authorisationFor our own in-orbit demonstration on an ISRO POEM flight. | Regulatory | Planned |
| 2028 | In-orbit demonstrationOur first firing in space, if a POEM slot and the authorisation come through. | Flight | Planned |
Planned milestones are plans, not promises: dates move when tests teach us something.
Registrations you can check
Held · March 2022
DPIIT startup recognition
DIPP00000 (sample, not valid)
Recognises us as a startup under Startup India. It is not a quality mark, a licence or a government contract.
Issued by DPIIT, Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Check it yourself: Startup India → Verify recognition, with the number above. The check sends a code to the company, so we'll also send the certificate on request.
Held · August 2021
Company registration (CIN)
U00000KA2021PTC000000 (sample, not valid)
A private limited company registered in Karnataka in 2021: directors, address and filings are public.
Issued by Registrar of Companies, Bengaluru (MCA)
Check it yourself: MCA services → View company or LLP master data → type the CIN.
Held · 2022
GST registration
29AAAAA0000A1Z0 (sample, not valid)
Our GSTIN for invoices from Karnataka.
Issued by GST Network, Karnataka
Check it yourself: Search taxpayer → by GSTIN.
Planned · We expect to apply in mid-2027
IN-SPACe authorisation for our own flight
Needed for our own in-orbit demonstration on an ISRO POEM flight. Not needed to sell thrusters: the operator of each satellite holds the authorisation for it.
Issued by IN-SPACe, Department of Space
Check it yourself: IN-SPACe doesn't publish a list of authorisations. When ours is issued we'll print its reference here and send the letter on request.
Not needed yet
Export authorisation (SCOMET)
Our propellant and some technical data are on India's SCOMET list. We hold no export authorisation, so we don't send thrusters or controlled data outside India yet. We screen every enquiry from abroad.
Issued by DGFT, Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Check it yourself: DGFT publishes the SCOMET list and the authorisations it grants.
Each number above is printed as issued. If a check doesn't match, write to us: hello@example.com.
The test log, by email
What we fired, what we learnt, what's next. About four emails a year; one click in any of them stops it.