News: GalaxEye will launch the world’s first multi-sensor Earth observation (EO) satellite, ‘Mission Drishti’, in the first quarter of 2026.
About Mission Drishti
Source: India Today
About
Mission Drishti is a satellite mission of GalaxEye, an Indian space-tech startup.
It is scheduled for launch in the first quarter of 2026.
It stands as India’s largest privately constructed satellite and represents the nation’s most advanced high-resolution satellite to date.
To be launched by
GalaxEye – a Bengaluru based space startup
Aims
To achieve near real-time Earth observation capability for various global applications
Technological Innovation
8-10 satellites will launch over the next four years.
It is designed to provide “all-weather, all-time” imagery capturing high-quality data day or night, in any weather.
Each satellite is engineered as a remote-sensing Earth observation system, optimised for spatial, spectral and temporal resolutions to capture high-precision imagery.
It introduces GalaxEye’s proprietary SyncFused Opto-SAR technology, which combines synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and high-resolution optical sensors into a single integrated satellite system to provides simultaneous optical and radar imaging — a first for an Indian private satellite.
It also enables high-precision, fused data output even through clouds, darkness, or adverse conditions.
Weight: 160 kilograms — India’s largest privately built satellite.
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