How OptoSAR Satellite Will Boost India’s Space-Based Surveillance

A little after noon on May 3, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg, California, carrying with it an Indian satellite that could quietly change how the world looks at Earth. As the rocket arced into the sky, Mission Drishti, built by Bengaluru-based start-up GalaxEye, soared into orbit, marking a defining moment for India’s fast-rising private space sector. Now in orbit, the game-changer satellite will give sleepless nights to both China and Pakistan as India can now peer down on them. The full constellation will give 365-day coverage, but that is still some distance away. India lacked this…