Mission Drishti, world’s first OptoSAR satellite from private Indian company, loses communication after solar storm
GalaxEye, a Bengaluru-based space startup, has lost communication with its Mission Drishti satellite following a geomagnetic solar storm. The company stated that while recovery efforts are ongoing, the likelihood of restoring the satellite is low.
Why it matters
This incident underscores the vulnerability of private space assets to extreme space weather and the challenges faced by emerging space-tech startups.
Mission Drishti, the world’s first OptoSAR satellite developed by Bengaluru-based space start-up GalaxEye, which was launched in May, encountered an anomaly following a geomagnetic solar storm during the final stage of the Launch and Early Orbit Phase (LEOP). Mission Drishti is also India’s largest privately developed Earth observation satellite.
The report provides a factual account of the technical failure based on company updates without editorializing.
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