US EditionIndia's Space Regulator Picks Google-Backed PixxelSpace for Home-Grown Satellite Constellation
The PixxelSpace-led consortium will invest over ₹1,200 crore to deploy 12 advanced satellites enhancing India's data sovereignty and reducing dependence on foreign Earth Observation data.
- On Tuesday, IN-SPACe selected the PixxelSpace India-led consortium to build and operate India's first fully indigenous EO satellite constellation.
- After rigorous technical and financial evaluation, the consortium was selected following a competitive bidding process that saw three industry groups shortlisted, according to IN-SPACe.
- A 12-satellite network will be developed over the next four to five years, equipped with panchromatic, multispectral, hyperspectral, and microwave SAR sensors, with over 1,200 crore investment.
- The project will reduce India's dependence on foreign EO data and is expected to create thousands of high-skill jobs, boosting its space economy from $8.4 billion in 2022 to $44 billion by 2033.
- Shri Rajeev Jyoti said `This project is about building India's own independent and future-ready geospatial infrastructure`, emphasizing its role in boosting India's space economy from $8.4 billion in 2022 to $44 billion by 2033.
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Pixxel-led consortium to build India's first commercial Earth observation satellite constellation
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PixxelSpace India-led consortium to establish India’s first commercial earth observation satellite constellation
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PixxelSpace Leads India’s First Indigenous EO Satellite Constellation
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Vikram Sarabhai's Legacy Powers India's First Private Satellite Constellation
The Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) has selected a PixxelSpace India-led consortium to build and operate the country's first fully indigenous commercial Earth Observation (EO) satellite constellation.
Pixxel to lead India's first homegrown commercial Earth observation constellation
Marking a historic first, a private consortium will invest over ₹1,200 crore in the next five years to launch 12 advanced EO satellites equipped with panchromatic, multispectral, hyperspectral, and microwave SAR sensors.
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