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

Pixxel launches first three world’s hyperspectral satellites

Pixxel, a California-based space technology company, has launched the first three satellites of its Firefly constellation, which is designed to be the highest-resolution hyperspectral satellite network in the world.  The satellites were launched on January 15, 2025, by German launch management company Exolaunch as part of the Transporter-12 rideshare mission using a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.  Accordin…

'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…

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…

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

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.

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.