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

Pixxel launched three hyperspectral imaging satellites aboard a SpaceX rocket from California, marking a milestone for India's private space sector and for Pixxel itself.
The satellites will serve industries like agriculture and environmental monitoring, providing detailed data across hundreds of light bands.
Pixxel plans to deploy three more satellites in the second quarter and aims for a total of 18 to 24 satellites by 2026-2027.
The launch represents the start of commercial operations for Pixxel, which has raised $95 million in funding and has signed clients including Rio Tinto and British Petroleum.

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'Fireflies' Light Up Sky As India Gets 1st 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…

3 months ago·New Delhi, India

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

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

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 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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SpaceX launches Firefly satellites developed by India's Pixxel

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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First Indian Private Satellite Constellation Launched by Pixxel

Two Indian space startups Pixxel and Digantara announced the launch of their satellite aboard a SpaceX rocket. The launch happened at 19:15 GMT just after midnight in India from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, USA. Pixxel became the first private company in India to establish its own constellation of satellites after the launch. The company plans to launch three additional satellites in the next two months followed by 18 more satellit…

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