LEAP-2 is Dhruva Space’s second commercial endeavour on the P-30 satellite platform, hosting multiple In-Orbit Demonstration (IOD) missions for global customers: a star tracker by France-based Sodern ArianeGroup; and TAPAS-1 by India-based Satleo Labs. This mission launched aboard Transporter-18 via SpaceX’s Falcon 9 on 02 October 2026 at 12:02 AM IST, and LEAP-2 was successfully deployed into orbit at 01:00 AM IST.

Dhruva Space has also undertaken the end-to-end launch integration of the LEAP-2 satellite with SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launch vehicle, building on its experience with LEAP-1, where Dhruva Space became the first private Indian company to undertake the launch vehicle integration of its satellite in-house. This extends Dhruva Space’s role beyond satellite manufacturing into launch integration and end-to-end mission delivery, reinforcing its full-stack Space engineering approach.

LEAP-2 will also be supported by Dhruva Space’s growing global ground infrastructure, including its owned and operated ground station in Luleå, Sweden; the first NGE-owned and operated ground station outside India, authorised by the Government of India to provide Ground-Station-as-a-Service.

About Dhruva Space's Launching Expeditions for Aspiring Payloads (LEAP) programme:

‍The LEAP hosted payload programme by Dhruva Space offers organisations a flight-proven satellite bus platform along with mission-critical subsystems designed for seamless payload accommodation and mission deployment. Built on a foundation of modular avionics, scalable power distribution, and adaptable communication interfaces, this solution enables customers to bypass the complexity of spacecraft development while retaining mission flexibility.

Through LEAP, Dhruva Space delivers end-to-end services, from satellite bus and subsystems development, payload integration, environmental testing, to Launch coordination and integration, Ground segment readiness, and compliant deorbiting at end-of-life.

Customers benefit from: 
• Accelerated time-to-orbit
• Shared mission economics: Reduced capital expenditure via co-flying opportunities
• Full-stack reliability: Integrated mission critical subsystems for robust mission assurance

Dhruva Space’s approach is deliberately integrated: customers can access satellites, launch services and ground infrastructure as a single solution, rather than having to rely on separate providers across the mission lifecycle. This full-stack approach is ultimately an integrated Space engineering solution spanning building, launching and operations of Space missions.