India, July 7 -- Months after it launched its first OptoSAR satellite under 'Mission Drishti', spacetech startup GalaxEye said it lost communication with the spacecraft after an anomaly linked to a geomagnetic solar storm.

The development marked a setback for the Bengaluru-based startup which is seeking to establish in-orbit credibility in the Earth observation segment. Mission Drishti is an Earth observation mission built around OptoSAR satellite, combining optical and synthetic aperture radar capabilities for all-weather, day-and-night imaging.

Electro-optical sensors capture high-resolution images similar to photographs but are limited by clouds and darkness. SAR sensors use radar to image the Earth's surface through clouds and at ni...