With a launch mass of 160 kg, Mission Drishti is India's largest privately built satellite and will carry the country's highest-resolution commercial imaging system.
Spacetech startup GalaxEye said it plans to launch its maiden satellite, Mission Drishti, in the first quarter of 2026, positioning it as the world's first multi-sensor Earth observation satellite.
The launch will also mark the beginning of the company's satellite constellation programme aimed at delivering near real-time earth imagery to global customers across sectors including defence, disaster management, utilities, agriculture and finance.
With a launch mass of 160 kg, Mission Drishti is India's largest privately built satellite and will carry the country's highest-resolution commercial imaging system. The satellite uses GalaxEye's proprietary SyncFused Opto-SAR technology that combines synthetic aperture radar (SAR) with high-resolution optical sensors on a single platform, enabling day-and-night, all-weather imaging.
The company said it plans to deploy 8-12 satellites by 2029 as part of its constellation roadmap to provide high-frequency data throughput with rapid revisit times. The first satellite in the constellation will offer 1.5-metre spatial resolution, meaning each pixel in its imagery will represent a 1.5 x 1.5 metre area from 500 km above the Earth's surface.
Mission Drishti recently cleared structural testing at Isro's U R Rao Satellite Centre (URSC) in Bengaluru, validating its endurance against space conditions such as extreme temperature cycles, launch vibrations and vacuum environments. The satellite platform is engineered to optimise spatial, spectral and temporal imaging capabilities for high-precision geospatial insights.
"With Mission Drishti, we are unlocking a new era of actionable data through space exploration. For the first time in the world, we are deploying a satellite that combines multiple sensing technologies on a single platform, enabling us to observe the Earth in ways that were previously impossible. This mission places India firmly on the global space map and creates a system that turns space technology into intelligence that businesses, governments, and communities can rely on," said Suyash Singh, Co-founder & CEO, GalaxEye.
Singh added that growing geopolitical tensions and the need for advanced geospatial intelligence have accelerated the demand for fused imagery from space. "With the recent geopolitical events increasing, next generation imaging technologies with AI infusion, we look forward to providing unparalleled imagery intelligence."
Founded in 2021, the Bengaluru-based startup is backed by MountTech Growth Fund Kavachh, Mela Ventures, Speciale Invest, Infosys, Rainmatter and Navam Capital.