BENGALURU : India's space tech startup Pixxel launched three of its six hyperspectral imaging satellites aboard a SpaceX rocket from California on Tuesday.The satellites were launched at 1915 GMT, just after midnight in India, from the Vandenberg Space Force Base, a live telecast from SpaceX showed. The l

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Google-backed Pixxel successfully launches India's first private satellite constellation

A Bengaluru-based space startup has made history by giving India the first private earth imaging satellite constellation. The constellation -'Firefly' - has been developed by Pixxel. Pixxel - which has offices in India and the United States - was started in 2019 by Awais Ahmed and Kshitij Khandelwal while they were still studying at Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani. They have already raised $95 million, becoming one of India's sat…

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The launch took place from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The Falcon 9 rocket deployed Pixxel's Firefly constellation, comprising three advanced high-resolution commercial hyperspectral satellites.

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Bengaluru: Bengaluru-based startup Pixxel has announced the launch of three of the world's highest-resolution commercial hyperspectral satellites. The ...

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BENGALURU (Reuters) – India’s space tech startup Pixxel launched three of its six hyperspectral imaging satellites aboard a SpaceX rocket from California on Tuesday. The satellites were launched at 1915 GMT, just after midnight in India, from the Vandenberg Space Force Base, a live telecast from SpaceX showed. The launch marks a milestone for the country’s growing private space sector and for Google-backed Pixxel, a five-year-old startup. The sa…

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Google-backed Pixxel successfully launches India’s first private satellite constellation

Pixxel, an Indian space tech startup backed by Google, has successfully launched the first three hyperspectral satellites of its commercial constellation Firefly.

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Google-backed Pixxel launches India's first private satellite constellation

Bengaluru, Jan 15 (PTI) Bengaluru-based startup Pixxel announced the launch of three of the world's highest-resolution commercial hyperspectral satellites from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Wednesday.The Firefly constellation satellites were integrated via Exolaunch and launched aboard the Transporter-12 rideshare mission with SpaceX. The launch took place around 1 am.Pixxel organised a livescreening of the launch at its headq…

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Bengaluru startup Pixxel launches world's highest-resolution commercial hyperspectral satellites

India-West News DeskLOS ANGELES, CA – Indian space tech startup Pixxel has achieved a significant milestone with the successful launch of three out of six of its hyperspectral imaging satellites aboard a SpaceX rocket on January 14 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California’s Central Coast. This launch marks a major step in India’s expanding private space sector, with the satellites placed into a sun-synchronous orbit about 550 km above eart…

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Pixxel, a Bengaluru-based space technology startup, successfully launched three of the world’s highest-resolution commercial hyperspectral satellites on January 15, 2025, from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The Firefly satellites, now in orbit, are set to provide unprecedented clarity in Earth and climate monitoring. The launch was part of the Transporter-12 rideshare mission with SpaceX, carried out around 1 a.m. local time. The…

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Bengaluru-Based Space Startup Pixxel Successfully Launches Three High-Resolution Firefly Satellites: Here Is How It Will Revolutionize Earth Observation

Google-backed spacetech startup Pixxel is set for the launch of the first three hyperspectral imaging satellites of its Firefly constellation aboard a SpaceX rocket from California on Wednesday at midnight India time.  The launch will be keenly watched in India as besides Pixxel, two more startups – Digantara and XDLINX – will also be reportedly launching their satellites aboard the same rocket. The launch of Pixxel’s satellites is an important …

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