Bengaluru space start-up unveils AI-powered optical sensor network for monitoring objects in Low Earth Orbit
Bengaluru-based startup Digantara has launched MOSAIC, an AI-powered optical sensor network designed to track objects in Low Earth Orbit. The system aims to reduce India's dependence on foreign commercial providers for space domain awareness.
Why it matters
Enhancing domestic space surveillance capabilities is critical for national security and independent satellite operations in an increasingly crowded orbital environment.
MOSAIC, an AI-powered, distributed optical sensor network that provides continuous, real-time custody of objects in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) was unveiled on Tuesday, by Bengaluru-based space domain awareness and defence intelligence company Digantara.
The company said this would reduce India’s reliance on foreign commercial providers for time-critical orbital tracking.
According to the company, the initial deployment comprises five nodes operating as a single coordinated surveillance network.
“Each node is a self-contained electro-optical sensor system, an Optical Head Unit for precision sky imaging, paired with an Electronics Head Unit for onboard processing, timing, communications, and autonomy, running independently on solar power with battery backup, engineered to survive in the summers of the Thar desert and in the winters of the Himalayas,” Digantara said.
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