July 8, 2026Science and TechnologyBriefSpaceScience & Technology
Contact Lost with Mission Drishti, World’s First OptoSAR Satellite
दुनिया के पहले OptoSAR satellite Mission Drishti से संपर्क टूटा
Quick Prelims Revision
GalaxEye is a Bengaluru-based space start-up.
Mission Drishti is described as the world’s first OptoSAR satellite.
It is also India’s largest privately developed Earth observation satellite.
त्वरित प्रारंभिक परीक्षा पुनरावृत्ति
GalaxEye Bengaluru-based space start-up है।
Mission Drishti को दुनिया का पहला OptoSAR satellite बताया गया है।
यह India’s largest privately developed Earth observation satellite भी है।
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Bengaluru-based space start-up GalaxEye said it has lost contact with Mission Drishti, the world’s first OptoSAR satellite, after it encountered an anomaly following a geomagnetic solar storm. The company said recovery efforts are ongoing, but the chances of recovery currently appear low.
समाचार
Bengaluru-based space start-up GalaxEye ने कहा कि geomagnetic solar storm के बाद anomaly आने से दुनिया के पहले OptoSAR satellite, Mission Drishti, से संपर्क टूट गया है। Company के अनुसार recovery efforts जारी हैं, लेकिन recovery की संभावना फिलहाल कम दिख रही है।
Prelims Facts
GalaxEye is a Bengaluru-based space start-up.
Mission Drishti is described as the world’s first OptoSAR satellite.
It is also India’s largest privately developed Earth observation satellite.
It was launched on 3 May 2026 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Vandenberg, California.
The satellite combines electro-optical and SAR sensors in one operational platform.
The anomaly occurred during the final stage of LEOP.
GalaxEye said radiation effects linked to a geomagnetic solar storm likely impacted a critical onboard system.
Communication with the spacecraft later became intermittent and was eventually lost.
प्रारंभिक परीक्षा तथ्य
GalaxEye Bengaluru-based space start-up है।
Mission Drishti को दुनिया का पहला OptoSAR satellite बताया गया है।
यह India’s largest privately developed Earth observation satellite भी है।
इसे 3 May 2026 को SpaceX Falcon 9 से Vandenberg, California से launch किया गया।
Satellite एक operational platform में electro-optical और SAR sensors को combine करता है।
Anomaly LEOP के final stage में हुई।
GalaxEye के अनुसार geomagnetic solar storm से जुड़े radiation effects ने critical onboard system को प्रभावित किया होगा।
बाद में spacecraft से communication intermittent हुआ और फिर संपर्क टूट गया।
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GS3: Space Technology, Private Space Sector, Earth Observation, Space Weather
जीएस मैपिंग
GS3: अंतरिक्ष प्रौद्योगिकी, private space sector, Earth observation, space weather
Sources
The Hindu
· July 8, 2026
— Newspaper report supplied by the user on loss of contact with GalaxEye’s Mission Drishti satellite.