# Bengaluru-based space start-up GalaxEye celebrated a major milestone with the successful launch of its Mission Drishti satellite.

*aerospace · news · 2026-05-06 · Devdiscourse*

## Key points

- GalaxEye successfully launched Mission Drishti, the world's first OptoSAR satellite.
- Mission Drishti is the largest privately-built satellite ever constructed in India.
- The satellite was launched aboard SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket.
- Elon Musk and Prime Minister Narendra Modi publicly congratulated GalaxEye for this milestone.

**Companies:** SpaceX, GalaxEye
**Countries:** India, United States

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