New Delhi: Hyderabad-based new space startup Eon Space Labs is launching its advanced multispectral imaging payload MIRA, on board ISRO’s PSLV-C62 mission, scheduled to liftoff tomorrow from Sriharikota at 10:17 hours IST. The imaging payload has both strategic and civilian applications, and is an ultra-lightweight instrument, weighing only 502 grams. The instrument was qualified and tested for operations in space in November 2025. The optical system is carved from a single block of fused silica, with Mira offering enhanced stability, reduced vibration sensitivity and high-quality imaging in a compact form factor. The indigenously-developed MIRA space telescope is headed to space on the MOI-1 satellite by TakeMe2Space, that allows that uses onboard computing for AI models to analyse the data while in orbit.

Cofounder of Eon Space Labs, Sanjay Kumar says, “The launch of MIRA aboard MOI-1 represents a shift in how Earth observation missions are designed and utilised. Instead of merely capturing images and sending raw data back to Earth, this mission enables satellites to generate insights in orbit. This has far-reaching implications for cost, speed, and accessibility of space-based intelligence.” Mira offers multispectral imaging capabilities across nine bands with a ground sampling distance of 9.2 metres, and a wide swath width of 18.7 km. The MOI-1 CubeSat is designed as an open AI lab in space, allowing users to deploy and test AI models for a wide range of applications including environmental monitoring, disaster response, resource mapping and urban analysis.

Democratic access to space-based data intelligence

By processing data on board the satellite itself, the system transmits actionable data to ground stations rather than raw imagery. Founder of TakeMe2Space, Ronak Samantray says, “MOI-1 is built to democratise access to space-based data intelligence. With the help of EON Space Labs’ imaging payload integrated with our in-orbit compute platform, developers and organisations can run AI workloads in space without the need of owning or operating a satellite.” The first satellite is actually a pathfinder mission for a planned multispectral constellation, and will provide flight-heritage to the instrument for third-party customers.