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Agnikul Plans Facility to Build Orbital Data-Center Units
Agnikul will invest ₹510 crore in Andhra Pradesh to build orbital data centers from reused rocket stages, despite major space challenges.

Indian rocket startup Agnikul plans to invest ₹510 crore in Andhra Pradesh to convert an upper-stage platform into orbital units for AI computing. The project moves infrastructure experimentation into space, where launch economics, heat, radiation and maintenance remain major constraints.
The facility will focus on building data-center units that operate in orbit, repurposing a stage that would otherwise be discarded after launch. The investment is directed at construction and operational capability within the state.