In TrendsSensex TodayRupee vs DollarGold and Silver PricesAsian StocksiPhone 18 ProHow IIT Madras-incubated GalaxEye is building world’s first OptoSAR technologyThe space-tech startup has raised $4.8 million and plans to build a 30-satellite constellation by 2030, targeting growing commercial, agricultural and defence demand globally.By Manglam Mishra September 10, 2026, 1:06:44 PM IST (Updated)IIT Madras-incubated space-tech startup GalaxEye has raised $4.8 million to build its indigenous OptoSAR satellite, which combines optical cameras with radar to deliver Earth imagery during the day, at night and in challenging weather conditions.GalaxEye Co-founder and CEO Suyash Singh joined Shereen Bhan on Young Turks Reloaded to discuss in detail how the idea came about and the challenges the company faced along its journey. Singh also spoke about how GalaxEye plans to scale its business, with a mission to deploy 30 satellites by 2030.World's First Breakthrough From IndiaThe breakthrough emerged after Suyash graduated from IIT Madras and rejoined corporate R&D at TCS, where he was tasked with quantifying forest fire damage in California and discovered that optical images were obscured by smoke while radar data resembled an unreadable "X-ray".Realizing users need actionable visual data, his team integrated bands from the visible spectrum with the radar spectrum—covering microwave and…
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