{
  "id": 14140347,
  "title": "EON Space Labs is building India’s indigenous optical payloads after Falcon 9 Success",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/eon-space-labs-is-building-indias-indigenous-optical-payloads-after",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-13T06:35:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "YourStory",
    "slug": "yourstory",
    "url": "https://yourstory.com/2026/10/tech30-eon-space-labs-indigenous-optical-payloads-falcon-9"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "EON Space Labs, a Hyderabad-based startup, has successfully launched its flagship earth-observation payload, Mira, aboard SpaceX's Falcon 9 Transporter-18 mission on October 2, 2026. Punit Badeka, Co-founder and COO, emphasizes that this mission illustrates India's capability in designing and manufacturing its own optical payloads. The company has secured an Indian patent for Mira. EON Space Labs operates in three segments: space, aerial, and ground, with a focus on reducing dependence on imported imaging technologies. The company is working with over seven companies in the space segment and around 120 companies in the aerial segment, as well as 12 companies in the ground segment. EON's innovation in optics manufacturing, such as germanium-free lenses, is a key differentiator. The company aims to control more of its optical manufacturing process, with plans to build its own payloads and install ultra-precision machines in Hyderabad. EON Space Labs is on track to raise Rs 40 crore in a Series A1 round, which will support commercialisation, R&D, and a cleanroom facility for precision-optics work.",
  "summary": "After Mira’s Successful Launch on SpaceX’s Falcon 9, Hyderabad spacetech startup EON Space Labs is positioning itself as India's pioneer in end‑to‑end optical systems by indigenising payloads and securing flight heritage.",
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        "published": "2026-10-13T06:35:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}