XDLINX Space Labs announces in-orbit qualification of indigenous micro-satellite platform

Hyderabad-based XDLINX Space Labs on Sunday announced the successful in-orbit qualification of its micro-satellite platform -- XDSAT M600 -- following its deployment as part of GalaxEye's Mission Drishti, launched on May 3.

In-orbit qualification is the process of testing new space technologies, payloads, or software in the actual space environment, proving a system's space-readiness before it is deployed in large-scale commercial or scientific missions.

''With the successful in-orbit validation of the XDSAT M600 platform and 20+ satellite missions planned across the next two years, XDLINX is now positioned to support a new generation of increasingly complex global missions in the years ahead,'' the company said in a statement.

A satellite platform provides essential services to the payload, such as power and communication, enabling the mission purpose.

The XDSAT M600 platform has been indigenously designed, engineered, developed, integrated and delivered by XDLINX.

The platform supports scalable and high-performance mission architectures across Earth observation, defence, maritime intelligence, climate monitoring, communication, and infrastructure analytics, among others.

''The XDSAT M600 now stands established as a space proven Indian micro-satellite platform built for the future of space infrastructure and intelligence systems,'' the company said.

Mission Drishti was launched aboard SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket from California, and is the world's first OptoSAR satellite -- an integration of electro-optical (EO) and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) sensors into a single operational platform.

While EO sensors capture high-resolution images during sunlight and clear skies, SAR sensors provide all-weather and all-time images using radar pulses.

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