GalaxEye

Building the World's first OptoSAR Imaging Satellite

[GalaxEye @GalaxEye]

Thank you very much sir, for your kind words of motivation!

We still rejoice the memory of our founders interacting with you in Mann Ki Baat, and now, having delivered the milestones. Proud to be building in India for the World!

[Narendra Modi @narendramodi]

Mission Drishti by GalaxEye marks a major achievement in our space journey. The successful launch of the world’s first OptoSAR satellite and the largest privately-built satellite in India is a testament to our youth’s passion for innovation and nation-building.

Heartiest congratulations and best wishes to the founders and the entire team of GalaxEye.

@GalaxEye

[GalaxEye @GalaxEye]

We were honored to interact with key leaders shaping Kenya's space ambitions, including H.E. Dr Wilber K. Ottichilo E.G.H, Governor of Vihiga County; Brig. Hillary Kipkosgey, Director General, Kenya Space Agency; Maj. Gen. (Rtd.) Amb. Joff Otieno, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Kenya Space Agency; and Aloyce Were, Deputy Director, Kenya Space Agency.

We thank the @SpaceAgencyKE for hosting a successful event and creating a platform that fostered meaningful dialogue, knowledge exchange, and international collaboration.

As the #space sector continues to evolve, we look forward to strengthening partnerships across Africa and beyond, and contributing to the advancement of next-generation Earth Observation solutions.

[GalaxEye @GalaxEye]

@GalaxEye was proud to participate in the Global Data Festival and Kenya Space Expo & Conference 2026, hosted by the Government of Kenya and organized in partnership with the @SpaceAgencyKE in Nairobi, Kenya.

Over four days of insightful discussions and collaboration, our team engaged with #policymakers, industry leaders, and members of the global space community on the growing role of #EarthObservation in addressing critical challenges across regions.

Representing GalaxEye, Dr. Deb Jyoti Pal, Sr. VP – Business Development, delivered an Industry Presentation and was a featured speaker and panelist in the "Space for Natural Resource Management (NRM)" session, sharing insights on the application of advanced Earth Observation technologies to address environmental and resource management challenges.
Ravi Raj Singh Gaur, Manager – Partnerships, served as a panelist in the session "International Collaborations in Space Projects: Challenges and Opportunities," highlighting the importance of strategic international partnerships in advancing the global space ecosystem.

[GalaxEye @GalaxEye]

Off to #Paris next! So excited to head to @VivaTech 2026.

Europe's biggest startup and tech event, VivaTech sits at the intersection of #startups, #technology, industry, and investment, bringing together the people turning ambitious ideas into real-world impact. We're excited to be part of those conversations and connect with innovators tackling some of the world's biggest challenges.

Meet @thesuyashsingh, our Founder & CEO, @KishanHarshadT, our Co-Founder & VP Engineering, and Raageshver J Sood, our Head of Technology Partnerships.

If you're attending, stop by Pod 1F40-003 and say hello.

#VivaTech2026 #DeepTech #SpaceTech #Innovation #GalaxEye

[GalaxEye @GalaxEye]

We're excited to be part of @BharatInnov2026 in Nice, France, alongside some of India's leading deep-tech startups, institutions, innovators and global industry leaders.

Meet @thesuyashsingh, our Founder and CEO, @KishanHarshadT, our Co-Founder and VP Engineering and Raageshver J Sood, our Head of Technology Partnerships at Booth 5.

We'd love to connect and exchange ideas on Earth observation, space technology, and the future of deep-tech innovation.

See you there.
#BharatInnovates2026 #InnovationFromIndia #DeepTech #SpaceTech #GalaxEye

[GalaxEye @GalaxEye]

We're excited to be presenting at EUSAR 2026.

Our team, Prathith Vasudev (Lead - Digital Signal Processing) and Manjunath P (SAR Systems Engineer), will be presenting research on the characterization of a multi-rotor X-Band SAR system and showcasing a high-resolution SAR image captured using our payload.

If you're attending EUSAR, we'd love to connect and discuss the future of SAR and Earth observation.

See you in Baden-Baden.

#EUSAR2026 #SAR #EarthObservation #RemoteSensing #RadarImaging

[CNBC-AWAAZ @CNBC_Awaaz]

#AwaazEntrepreneur | भारत की स्पेस टेक्नोलॉजी में नया अध्याय, GalaxEye का Mission Drishti, दुनिया का पहला OptoSAR सैटेलाइट

@shreyaworld100 @GalaxEye #Space #SpaceTechnology

[GalaxEye @GalaxEye]

Mission Drishti Update : Contact with the satellite is firmly established.

[GalaxEye @GalaxEye]

Separation Confirmed!
The world's first OptoSAR Satellite is now in space.
Made in India for the world.

Go Drishti! Go @GalaxEye! Go India!

[Malay Krishna @Malay4Product]

Let me explain what just happened today because it deserves so much recognition.

GalaxEye is a Bengaluru startup founded in 2021 by IIT Madras engineers. Today they launched Mission Drishti on a SpaceX Falcon 9. It is India's largest privately built satellite at 190 kg. And it carries a technology that no commercial satellite has ever carried before.

Normal satellites take photos of the Earth using optical cameras. Like your phone camera, but from 500 km up. The problem is obvious. Clouds. Night. Fog. Smoke. If any of these are in the way, the photo is useless. India has monsoon cover for 4 months a year. That is 4 months where optical satellites are partially or fully blind over large parts of the country.

The alternative is SAR. Synthetic Aperture Radar. Instead of taking photos with light, it sends radar waves down and reads what bounces back. Radar goes through clouds, through darkness, through smoke. A SAR satellite can image a flooded village at 2 AM during a cyclone when no optical satellite can see anything.

The problem with SAR is that the images look nothing like photos. They look like grainy black-and-white radar maps. A military analyst or a trained geospatial engineer can read them. A farmer, a disaster response team, or a city planner cannot.

Until today, if you wanted both optical and SAR data for the same location, you needed two different satellites, passing over at different times, at different angles. Then someone had to manually align and fuse the two datasets. Expensive, slow, and the data never perfectly matched because the satellites saw the same spot minutes or hours apart.

GalaxEye put both sensors on one satellite. Optical and SAR, fused into what they call OptoSAR. Three times more information than a single sensor. Processed onboard by an NVIDIA AI chip at 1.8 metre resolution.

Now in practice, during the next cyclone hitting Odisha, one satellite pass gives you a clear image of which villages are flooded, which roads are cut, and which buildings are standing. Day or night. Cloud or clear. In near real-time.

For defence, it means you can monitor a border area 24/7 regardless of weather. For agriculture, it means tracking crop health across an entire monsoon season without a single cloud gap. For infrastructure, it means monitoring construction progress on highways and bridges without waiting for a clear day.

GalaxEye tested their SAR tech on ISRO's POEM orbital platform. The satellite was tested at ISRO facilities. IN-SPACe provided regulatory clearance. NSIL, ISRO's commercial arm, will distribute the imagery globally. And it launched on SpaceX because ISRO's PSLV doesn't have the right orbit slot for this mission.

Yes, four IIT Madras graduates built a world-first satellite in 4 years in Bengaluru.

Take a bow!

[Jyotiraditya M. Scindia @JM_Scindia]

Commendable work by the team at @GalaxEye in pushing the frontiers of space innovation with Mission Drishti, the world’s first OptoSAR satellite. 🇮🇳

By integrating optical imaging with all-weather radar in a single platform, this breakthrough marks a significant advancement in India’s earth observation capabilities and showcases the ingenuity of our young scientists and engineers.

A testament to India’s growing strength in the global space ecosystem, aligned with Hon’ble PM Shri @narendramodi ji’s vision of a space-powered India.

[Amit Shah @AmitShah]

Congratulations to our young scientists and engineers at @GalaxEye for building Mission Drishti, the world’s first OptoSAR satellite combining optical cameras and all-weather radar. The launch of India's largest privately built satellite will change how our Earth is observed and emboss the prowess of our youth on the globe, realising Modi Ji's vision of a space-power India. All my best wishes are with you for your future endeavours.

[ISRO @isro]

Congratulations to GalaxEye on the successful launch of Mission Drishti!
A significant milestone in India’s space journey, with
world’s first OptoSAR satellite and India's largest privately built satellite, advancing all-weather Earth observation capabilities.

ISRO is proud to support this achievement by enabling access to its satellite testing facilities fostering innovation and handholding India’s emerging private space sector.

Best wishes to the team at @GalaxEye for continued success in strengthening the nation’s space ecosystem and advancing cutting-edge technology.

[GalaxEye @GalaxEye]

Thank you very much sir. We are proud to build advanced capabilities that add value to our strategic user community, and develop sovereign infrastructure as well.

[Rajnath Singh @rajnathsingh]

India’s space sector has achieved a new milestone with the launch of the world’s first OptoSAR satellite and the largest privately built satellite in the country under Mission Drishti by @GalaxEye.
This will strengthen our capabilities in advanced Earth observation and strategic applications.

This achievement reflects the visionary leadership of PM Shri @narendramodi ji and the transformative push for startups, innovation, and robust public private partnerships.

[GalaxEye @GalaxEye]

Thank you sir, for your words of encouragement.

We absolutely acknowledge this, and truly believe that we can build world-first capabilities within India. Thus, giving us a strategic advantages in the global landscape!

[Dr. S. Jaishankar @DrSJaishankar]

The success of Mission Drishti, world’s first OptoSAR satellite by @GalaxEye reinforces 🇮🇳’s growing capabilities in the global space sector.

It also highlights the role being played by our entrepreneurs, strengthening nation’s technical and innovation ecosystems.

[GalaxEye @GalaxEye]

Thank you very much sir for your wishes and kind words! We are proud to be building global-first capabilities within India, and this is just the beginning!

[Vice-President of India @VPIndia]

I congratulate GalaxEye on the successful launch of Mission Drishti, the world’s first OptoSAR imaging satellite and the largest privately built satellite in India. This milestone reflects India’s growing strength in private space innovation.

With its advanced all-weather, round-the-clock Earth observation capability, Mission Drishti marks a significant step forward for India’s commercial space ecosystem. I commend the team for this achievement.

@GalaxEye

[GalaxEye @GalaxEye]

@DrJitendraSingh @narendramodi Thank you very much sir, for your proactive leadership and guidance. We are proud to contribute to the growing Indian Space economy, and strengthening our position at global scale.

[GalaxEye @GalaxEye]

@narendramodi Thank you very much sir, for your kind words of motivation! We still rejoice the memory of our founders interacting with you in Mann Ki Baat, and now, having delivered the milestones. Proud to be building in India for the World!

[Narendra Modi @narendramodi]

Mission Drishti by GalaxEye marks a major achievement in our space journey. The successful launch of the world’s first OptoSAR satellite and the largest privately-built satellite in India is a testament to our youth’s passion for innovation and nation-building.

Heartiest congratulations and best wishes to the founders and the entire team of GalaxEye.

@GalaxEye

[GalaxEye @GalaxEye]

@GoenkaPk Thank you so much sir for all your kind support. 😇

[GalaxEye @GalaxEye]

Separation Confirmed!
The world's first OptoSAR Satellite is now in space.
Made in India for the world.

Go Drishti! Go @GalaxEye! Go India!