Indian space sector startup Azista BST Aerospace Pvt Ltd`s first remote sensing satellite ABA First Runner (AFR) was successfully orbited by SpaceX`s Falcon 9 rocket. According to SpaceX, the rocket on a dedicated rideshare mission carried 72 spacecraft that includes CubeSats, MicroSats and others and one of them was the Ahmedabad-based Azista BST Aerospace`s 80 kg satellite AFR. Azista BST Aerospace is an Indo-German satellite manufacturing joint venture floated by India`s Azista Industries Pvt. Ltd (holding 70 per cent stake) and Berlin Space Technologies GmbH (holding 30 per cent stake). "Currently the company is funded by Azista Industries.