Archive · 17 Sep 2026
GalaxEye Raises $4.8 Million to Build OptoSAR Satellite
GalaxEye is a space company that began at IIT Madras.
It has raised $4.8 million to build a new satellite.
The satellite will use two kinds of tools: optical cameras and radar.
Cameras can take regular pictures of Earth.
Radar can help observe places at night or when the weather is difficult.
Together, these tools are called OptoSAR technology.
GalaxEye says the satellite will provide Earth images during the day, at night, and in challenging weather.
The company describes its technology as the world’s first OptoSAR system.
IIT Madras-incubated space-tech startup GalaxEye has raised $4.8 million.
The funding will support development of the company’s indigenous OptoSAR satellite.
OptoSAR combines optical cameras with radar for Earth imagery.
The technology is designed to capture imagery during the day and at night.
It is also intended to provide imagery in challenging weather conditions.
- Who
- IIT Madras-incubated space-tech startup GalaxEye.
- What
- GalaxEye has raised $4.8 million to develop an indigenous OptoSAR satellite combining optical cameras and radar.
- When
- Recently; the article does not provide a specific date.
- Where
- The project is associated with IIT Madras; no further location is specified.
- Why
- To provide Earth imagery during the day, at night, and in challenging weather conditions.
- Company
- GalaxEye
- Incubator
- IIT Madras
- Funding raised
- $4.8 million
- Project
- Indigenous OptoSAR satellite
- Technology
- Combines optical cameras with radar
- Intended coverage
- Day, night, and challenging weather conditions