Mission Drishti, India's largest privately developed Earth observation satellite by GalaxEye, lost communication due to a geomagnetic solar storm during its final LEOP stage.
The anomaly occurred during the final stage of the Launch and Early Orbit Phase
Jul 07, 2026
04:59 pm
What's the storyMission Drishti, the world's first OptoSAR satellite and India's largest privately developed Earth observation satellite, has lost contact with its Bengaluru-based space start-up GalaxEye.
The anomaly occurred during the final stage of the Launch and Early Orbit Phase (LEOP) after a geomagnetic solar storm.
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