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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on 23 August 2026 that the state is in the final stage of selecting a private-sector partner to build and launch 'AssamSAT' under the DBLOTT (Design, Build, Launch, Operate, Train and Transfer) model, which would make Assam the first Indian state with its own earth observation satellite system. The project is being developed in collaboration with IN-SPACe (Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre) under the Department of Space, after the state floated Expressions of Interest earlier this year and received strong interest from private space companies. The satellite is intended to provide continuous data for agriculture, disaster management, infrastructure development and border security, shifting Assam from a user of satellite data to an active participant in the space-tech ecosystem.