Agnikul plans Indian facility to build orbital data centre units

Nov 13, 2026
The rocket startup will invest ₹510 crore in Andhra Pradesh to turn its upper stage into a platform for AI computing in orbit.

Indian space startup Agnikul Cosmos has signed a deal with the Andhra Pradesh government to build a facility for orbital data centre units in Tirupati district, with an initial investment of ₹510 crore, Business Standard reports.

Agnikul's rocket upper stage can extend to act as a satellite, and the company wants chipmakers to build space-grade GPU stacks that integrate with it. CEO Srinath Ravichandran said it would be the first such facility in Asia. Bengaluru-based NeevCloud is the first customer, with an AI data centre module to be launched into orbit. Agnikul's next launch is planned for the first half of 2027.

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