Prathith Vasudev

Intuition overpowers Intellect💪👈 | Signal Processing | Spiritual Worldview

[Skyroot Aerospace @SkyrootA]

ORBIT ACHIEVED. 🚀

Vikram-1 Test Flight-1 has reached orbit. India's first privately developed orbital rocket has completed its final burn and injected its payloads into a ~450 km orbit, making India the third country in the world with private orbital launch capability.

History is made. 🇮🇳

#Vikram1 #JourneyToOrbit #SkyrootAerospace

[Narendra Modi @narendramodi]

Come to India.

Work with us.

Design in India.

Develop in India.

And create solutions for the world.

@BharatInnov2026

[ANI @ANI]

Promo | ANI Broadcast episode with Suyash Singh, CEO & Co-Founder, GalaxEye, premieres today at 5 PM

“Our satellite is alive and kicking. We’re still in the commissioning phase, all on track.”

“Our best sell to our customers is consistency. Rain or shine, day or night, I’ll give you one data.”

“The Future RDI fund will also become a big driver of the innovative ecosystem that’s going to come in India.”

“We’re preparing to launch an entire constellation of around 10 satellites in the next three and a half years.”

Tap 'notify me' to get episode alerts: https://t.co/YyzO0jz9jj

#ANIBroadcast #IshaanPrakash #GalaxEye #OptoSAR #MissionDrishti #India #Satellite #SpaceTech

[India Today Global @ITGGlobal]

Elon Musk reacts to PM Narendra Modi’s post on Mission Drishti, replying, “Congratulations!” as India marks a major milestone in its space journey.

Mission Drishti, the world’s first OptoSAR satellite, can capture high-resolution images in all weather, day and nightm a breakthrough hailed by PM Modi as a proud moment for India’s innovation and growing private space sector.

#NarendraModi #ElonMusk #MissionDrishti #IndiaSpace #ISRO #IndiaTodayGlobal

(Mission Drishti, OptoSAR satellite, Narendra Modi, Elon Musk, India space sector, satellite technology, GalaxEye)

[OpIndia.com @OpIndia_com]

Indian space startup GalaxEye launches world’s first OptoSAR satellite Drishti aboard SpaceX rocket, to provide all-weather day-and-night visibility even through clouds

https://t.co/RvfZ1wCwrW

[The Times Of India @timesofindia]

#Bengaluru-based space startup #GalaxEye placed its first commercial satellite — #Drishti — in orbit aboard SpaceX’s Falcon-9 rocket. Terming it the “world’s first #OptoSAR satellite”, the firm said the launch was a milestone in the advancement of #Earth observation technologies and reinforcing India’s growing capabilities in the global space sector.

Details here 🔗 https://t.co/PzyHuc46IP

#GalaxEye #Drishti #Bengaluru #SpaceTech #IndianStartups #NewSpaceIndia #EarthObservation #OptoSAR #SatelliteLaunch #SpaceX #Falcon9

[UnlistedZone @UnlistedZone]

India just launched the world's first OptoSAR satellite.

Not ISRO. Not a defence PSU.

A startup. 5 years old. Built inside an IIT lab.

The GalaxEye story is just getting started 🛰️

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1. THE PROBLEM

Most satellites are blind for 4 months a year.

Optical sensors — the cameras on commercial satellites — can't see through clouds.

India has a monsoon. Floods happen. Borders need watching. Crops need monitoring.

All of it goes dark exactly when it matters most.

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2. THE EXISTING SOLUTION (AND WHY IT FAILED)

SAR radar can see through clouds, smoke, and darkness.

But SAR images look like static. They require specialist analysts to interpret.

So you had two options:

— Optical: beautiful images. Useless in bad weather.

— SAR: works in all weather. Nobody can read it.

GalaxEye asked: what if one satellite did both?

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3. THE FOUNDERS

Suyash Singh and team. IIT Madras. Aerospace engineers.

They weren't outsiders who stumbled into space.

They were already building satellites inside the university — as students.

The only thing missing was permission to do it commercially.

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4. THE POLICY MOMENT

2020. India opens its space sector to private players for the first time.

IN-SPACe is created. ISRO's monopoly ends. Private companies can now build, launch, and operate satellites.

GalaxEye was incorporated the same year.

They didn't pivot into space. They were ready for this moment.

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5. THE BUILD

2021 — ₹5 Cr. Team assembled. Technology begins.

2022 — ₹26 Cr. Satellite hardware development starts.

2023 — ₹2 Cr bridge. Payload integration and testing.

2024 — ₹85 Cr. The big push. Launch imminent.

2026 — Mission Drishti. In orbit.

5 years. 23 rounds. ₹162 Cr raised. Zero debt.

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6. THE TECHNOLOGY

OptoSAR — a single satellite payload that fuses optical and radar imaging.

All-weather. Day and night. Images a non-specialist can actually read.

Mission Drishti is the world's first OptoSAR satellite.

It is also the largest privately-built satellite ever launched from India.

Nothing like it exists in commercial orbit anywhere on Earth.

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7. TODAY

PM Modi tweeted congratulations.

Rainmatter (Zerodha). Speciale Invest. LV Angel Fund. Navam Ventures. All backed it.

The satellite is up. The data will flowing. The contracts haven't come yet.

That's not failure. That's what deep tech looks like before it works.

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8. WHAT COMES NEXT

A satellite in orbit is infrastructure — not a business.

Revenue comes when defence agencies sign. When state governments pay for crop monitoring. When disaster response bodies subscribe.

GalaxEye has the only all-weather imaging satellite built privately in India.

Now they have to prove the orbit was worth the wait.

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Full breakdown — Business Model, Founders, funding rounds, all 10 Series B1 investors, DCF valuation, MCA filings:

https://t.co/ttCFwBJyVH

[Rajeev Chandrasekhar 🇮🇳 @RajeevRC_X]

The world's first OptoSAR Earth Observation satellite was just launched and it was built by a young Indian startup! 🇮🇳🛰️

Congratulations to the @GalaxEye team on the massive success of #MissionDrishti - the largest privately-built satellite in India's history.

This is the power of PM @narendramodi ji's vision of opening up the space sector. Our young innovators are proving that #NewIndia is a builder of world-class, large-scale deep tech, not just a consumer.

The sky is no longer the limit for Indian startups!

#ViksitBharat #AatmanirbharBharat #PoliticsOfPerformance

[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!

[PIB India @PIB_India]

Prime Minister @narendramodi has congratulated the founders and the entire team of GalaxEye on the successful launch of Mission Drishti.

The Prime Minister noted that Mission Drishti by GalaxEye marks a major achievement in India's space journey.

Read here: https://t.co/dACeO9UEPE

[OpIndia.com @OpIndia_com]

Indian space startup GalaxEye launches world’s first OptoSAR satellite Drishti aboard SpaceX rocket, to provide all-weather day-and-night visibility even through clouds

https://t.co/RvfZ1wCwrW

[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!

[Amb Vinay Mohan Kwatra @AmbVMKwatra]

Congratulations to @GalaxEye on launch of #MissionDrishti - world’s first #OptoSAR satelite- fusing optical and radar imaging- delivering all weather, round the clock earth observation. A proud moment for Indian deep-tech!

Had the pleasure of meeting the cofounders @thesuyashsingh and @ThePranitMehta few days before the launch.

[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.

[Samir Saran @samirsaran]

Many many congratulations to team @GalaxEye. You have done India proud with Mission Drishti. Onwards and upwards 🚀

@thesuyashsingh @ThePranitMehta

@PMOIndia @orfonline

[CP Radhakrishnan @CPR_VP]

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

[Prathith Vasudev @prathithvasudev]

Proud to be part of Mission Drishti.
Thanks for encouragement sir.

[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

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Watch Falcon 9 launch the CAS500-2 mission to orbit https://t.co/OvvBLwYwsw

[GalaxEye @GalaxEye]

Less than 24 hours to launch. It’s almost time for Mission Drishti to head to space. 🚀

Watch the launch livestream here: https://t.co/lakgExrE3Z
Follow the live countdown at https://t.co/Rk7BbYl5g7

[Suyash Singh @thesuyashsingh]

Countdown begins!
Stay tuned for the Mission Drishti Launch.
May 3rd, 2026
12:29 pm IST

https://t.co/nWcXHltmng