Ahmedabad-Based PierSight Completes Structural Qualification Testing of Varuna 2.0 SAR Satellite
Ahmedabad-based PierSight has completed integration and testing of the structural qualification model of its Varuna 2.0 SAR + AIS satellite, advancing its maritime surveillance ambitions.
Ahmedabad-based PierSight has successfully integrated and tested the structural qualification model of Varuna 2.0, its first commercial satellite designed to combine Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and Automatic Identification System (AIS) capabilities.
The company is working towards building a 32-satellite constellation to support persistent maritime surveillance using space-based radar and vessel-tracking technologies.
Unlike conventional optical satellites, SAR systems can capture radar imagery during both day and night and through cloud cover, making them particularly useful for maritime monitoring.
PierSight is targeting applications including Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) surveillance, illegal fishing detection, oil spill monitoring, maritime insurance, and ship movement analysis.
The latest milestone represents progress in the satellite's development and qualification process, although it does not indicate that the satellite has been launched.
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