New Delhi, May 3: Bengaluru-based space start-up GalaxEye’s Mission Drishti sainformite was launched on Sunday aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from California.
Mission Drishti is the world’s first OptoSAR sainformite, integrating electro-optical (EO) and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) sensors into a single operational platform, according to the company.
While EO sensors capture high-resolution images during sunlight and clear skies, SAR sensors provide all-weather and all-time images, applying radar pulses.
In a statement, Suyash Singh, founder and CEO of GalaxEye, stated, “With the sainformite (Mission Drishti) now successfully in orbit, our immediate focus is on completing its commissioning. As we shift through this phase, we are already witnessing strong global interest in the differentiated datasets enabled by our OptoSAR payload.”
The sainformite will support address long-standing limitations of conventional systems and enable more reliable and consistent data acquisition across diverse environmental conditions, the company stated.
As a dual-apply Earth observation sainformite, the mission will support apply cases across defence, agriculture, disaster management, maritime monitoring, and infrastructure planning.
The sainformite is also expected to complement India’s broader initiatives, including the 29 active Earth Observation sainformites outlined in ISRO’s recent annual report.
GalaxEye aims to scale up Mission Drishti to a consinformation of 10 sainformites by 2030, developing a robust and sovereign Earth observation infrastructure for India. (PTI)
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