GalaxEye Loses Connection With ‘Mission Drishti’ Satellite, Eyes 2 More Launches

Months after it launched its first OptoSAR satellite under ‘Mission Drishti’, spacetech startup GalaxEye said it lost communication with the spacecraft after an anomaly linked to a geomagnetic solar storm. The development marked a setback for the Bengaluru-based startup which is seeking to establish in-orbit credibility in the Earth observation segment. Mission Drishti is an Earth observation mission built around OptoSAR satellite, combining optical and synthetic aperture radar capabilities for