Balerion Principal Aidan Daoussis sits down with Suyash Singh, Founder & CEO of GalaxEye, to discuss multi-sensor Earth observation. GalaxEye combines optical and synthetic aperture radar sensors on a single satellite, capturing simultaneous imagery to support data fusion. Its approach aims to deliver more readily interpretable imagery despite clouds and darkness, addressing reliability and usability barriers to commercial adoption.
00:00 – Introduction to GalaxEye and its combined optical and radar imaging approach
02:27 – Wildfire damage assessment and the founding insight behind GalaxEye
07:30 – Simultaneous image capture and the limitations of fusing data from separate satellites
09:39 – Commercial adoption barriers and the need for reliable imagery delivery
13:23 – Flood monitoring, damage assessment, and parametric insurance applications
16:03 – Target customers and recurring monitoring for commodity markets
19:00 – Mission Drishti, airborne testing, and lessons from the first satellite launch
23:07 – Navigating India’s space regulations and working with IN-SPACe
26:32 – Singh’s perspective on investment opportunities and India’s space supply chain
30:10 – Launch capacity and serving global satellite and launch customers
32:30 – In-house development, supplier selection, and satellite manufacturing capacity
36:14 – Hiring engineers who can question assumptions and experiment
40:21 – Scaling the team while maintaining focus on the core technology
46:07 – Second-generation satellites and the planned constellation rollout
51:53 – Closing perspective on space development and GalaxEye’s international expansion
