Legal structuring for foreign space and satellite investors under India space FDI.
India opened its space sector to private and foreign participation through the Indian Space Policy 2023 and the IN-SPACe single-window authorisation, and the FDI policy was liberalised to permit foreign investment across the value chain on defined routes, with satellite manufacturing and operation, launch vehicles, and ground-segment and user-segment activities each carrying their own entry conditions. A foreign space or satellite investor can now build, launch, and operate in ways that were previously closed.
The sector remains security-sensitive, so IN-SPACe authorisation, spectrum and orbital-slot coordination, SCOMET and export-control compliance for controlled space technology, and the national-security conditions attached to the FDI are central to any structure. We map the specific activity to the FDI route and the IN-SPACe authorisation, manage the technology and export-control compliance, and structure the joint-venture, technology, and data arrangements so the foreign investor can participate within the security framework.
Mapping the specific space activity, satellites, launch vehicles, or ground and user segment, to the applicable FDI route and conditions.
Managing the IN-SPACe authorisation and the single-window approval for the space activity.
Advising on spectrum, orbital-slot, and frequency coordination relevant to satellite operations.
Managing SCOMET and export-control compliance for controlled space and satellite technology.
Structuring the joint-venture, technology-transfer, and data arrangements within the security conditions.
Structuring the inbound investment and the FEMA reporting for the space venture.
Yes. The Indian Space Policy 2023 and the liberalised FDI policy permit foreign investment across satellites, launch vehicles, and ground and user segments on defined routes, with IN-SPACe providing single-window authorisation. The specific activity determines the route and conditions.
IN-SPACe is the single-window authorisation and promotion body for private and foreign participation in the Indian space sector. A space activity generally requires IN-SPACe authorisation in addition to satisfying the FDI route and any security conditions.
The sector is security-sensitive, so IN-SPACe authorisation, export-control and SCOMET compliance for controlled technology, spectrum and orbital coordination, and the national-security conditions attached to the FDI are the key constraints that the structure must satisfy.
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