Archive · 8 Sep 2026
Indian Startup GalaxEye Wins US Patent, Plans Satellite Expansion
GalaxEye is an Indian company that builds satellites and space technology.
It received a patent in the United States for a system called OptoSAR.
OptoSAR uses two kinds of cameras together: optical cameras and radar sensors.
Optical cameras can show detailed colors and features, while radar can work at night and through many weather conditions.
GalaxEye’s system is designed to collect matching pictures at the same time.
The company plans to build 30 satellites over the next five years.
These satellites could help with farming, infrastructure, insurance, maritime work and disaster response.
Its technology is connected to a satellite mission called Drishti, and the company also bought StarOps to improve its spacecraft engineering.
GalaxEye secured a US patent for its OptoSAR imaging architecture.
The system synchronises optical and Synthetic Aperture Radar sensors to capture aligned data simultaneously.
OptoSAR combines optical imaging’s visual and spectral detail with SAR’s day-and-night, all-weather capabilities.
GalaxEye plans to deploy a 30-satellite constellation within five years for defence, government and commercial uses.
The technology is linked to Mission Drishti, while GalaxEye also acquired Bengaluru-based StarOps in August.
- Who
- Indian space-technology startup GalaxEye, led by founder and CEO Suyash Singh.
- What
- GalaxEye secured a US patent for the core architecture behind its OptoSAR Earth-observation system.
- When
- The patent was announced on Tuesday; Mission Drishti launched in May, and GalaxEye acquired StarOps in August.
- Where
- The patent was secured in the United States, while the technology originated in India and StarOps is based in Bengaluru.
- Why
- The patent strengthens GalaxEye’s intellectual-property position as it prepares to expand its satellite network and serve defence, government and commercial customers.
- Patent
- US patent covering the architecture and system used to synchronise optical and microwave sensors.
- Indian patent
- The foundational OptoSAR technology had already been patented in India.
- Planned constellation
- 30 satellites over the next five years.
- Applications
- Defence, government, agriculture, infrastructure, insurance, maritime intelligence and disaster management.
- Mission Drishti
- A satellite combining multispectral imaging and SAR on a single platform.
- Drishti mass
- About 190 kilograms.
- Acquisition
- GalaxEye acquired Bengaluru-based spacecraft engineering company StarOps in August.
