GalaxEye acquires Bengaluru-based spacecraft engineering company StarOps
Space tech startup GalaxEye has acquired Bengaluru-based StarOps to bolster its satellite engineering and mission operations capabilities. The acquisition integrates StarOps' proprietary satellite bus platforms and experienced engineering team into GalaxEye's existing Earth Observation operations.
Why it matters
This consolidation strengthens India's private space sector by combining specialized engineering expertise to create a more vertically integrated satellite value chain.
Space tech startup GalaxEye has acquired StarOps, a Bengaluru-based spacecraft engineering company.
GalaxEye, which is building next-generation Earth Observation capabilities through its proprietary OptoSAR, said the acquisition marks a significant milestone in its journey to becoming a fully integrated space technology company.
It said that the integration brings StarOps’ proprietary technologies, qualified satellite platforms and deep systems engineering expertise, along with an experienced engineering team, several of whom previously worked at TeamIndus on the Lunar Lander and Rover.
“Their end-to-end experience from mission design through End-of-Life further strengthens GalaxEye’s capabilities across the satellite value chain,” it said.
Incorporated in 2022, StarOps was established to develop satellite platforms and indigenize critical spacecraft technologies in India.
GalaxEye said that the StarOps team brings proficiency across spacecraft systems engineering, mission operations, propulsion, avionics, flight computing, guidance and navigation, structures and mechanisms, electrical systems, programme management and ground operations.
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