Take a look at the essential concepts, terms, quotes, or phenomena every day and brush up your knowledge. Here’s your knowledge nugget on GalaxEye’s Drishti satellite for today. ( Relevance : UPSC has questions on satellites and their applications. Since the participation of the private sector in the space sector has increased, it is important to understand the key developments in this sector.) First-of-its-kind satellite named Drishti by Indian start-up, GalaxEye, was launched on 3 May, 2026 by Falcon 9 rocket of SpaceX from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, United States, as one of the 45 payloads on the CAS500-2 mission. Let’s learn what makes this satellite unique. Key takeaways: 1. Imaging satellites are generally equipped to take multi-spectral or hyper-spectral (optical) images, or they use Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR). Both of these kinds of satellite data are used extensively. 2. However, both of these imaging systems have their own limitations.…