Pixxel is an Indian private space technology company and spacecraft manufacturer that specializes in hyperspectral imaging. They are building a constellation of hyperspectral imaging satellites designed to capture data across a wide spectrum of light, enabling detailed analysis of Earth's surface for applications in agriculture, environmental monitoring, and more. Pixxel has partnerships with organizations like ISRO, SpaceX, and NASA, and their services include satellite manufacturing and an Earth observation studio called Aurora, providing AI-informed analysis of satellite data.
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Pixxel won a multi-crore grant from iDEX (Innovations for Defence Excellence) under the Ministry of Defence for the Mission DefSpace Challenge under iDEX Prime (Space) to manufacture miniaturized multi-payload satellites for the Indian Air Force.
The iDEX grant will equip Pixxel to develop small satellites of up to 150 kg for Electro-Optical, Infrared, Synthetic Aperture Radar, and hyperspectral purposes.
Pixxel has built and launched made-in-India and the world’s highest-resolution commercial hyperspectral imaging satellites.
The iDEX SPARK grant will equip Pixxel to develop small satellites of up to 150 kg for Electro-Optical, Infrared, Synthetic Aperture Radar, and Hyperspectral purposes.
Pixxel’s hyperspectral constellation and analytics platform will provide up to 10 times more information compared to today’s multispectral satellites.
Pixxel raised $36,000,000 in a Series B funding round that included new investor Google and existing investors Radical Ventures, Lightspeed, Blume Ventures, growX, Sparta, and Athera.
Pixxel plans to launch six satellites in 2024 and an additional 18 satellites by 2025.
Pixxel raised $36,000,000 in a Series B funding round that included new investor Google and existing investors Radical Ventures, Lightspeed, Blume Ventures, GrowX, Sparta, and Athera.
Pixxel plans to launch six satellites in 2024 and 18 additional satellites by 2025.
Pixxel launched its first pathfinder satellites in 2022.
The Series B funds will support further development of Aurora, Pixxel's AI-powered analytics platform for hyperspectral analysis.
The Series B funds will advance Pixxel's mission to build a high-resolution hyperspectral satellite constellation.
Pixxel is developing an analytics platform called Aurora that will use artificial intelligence technologies to produce information products for customers.
Pixxel has now raised $71,000,000 in total funding.
Pixxel launched three pathfinder missions into orbit in 2022 and grew its customer base fivefold in 2022.
Pixxel's hyperspectral constellation combined with its advanced data analytics platform will provide up to 10x more information compared to today's multispectral satellites and increase spectral resolution by 50x.
Pixxel raised $36,000,000 in a Series B funding round led by Google on 2023-06-01.
Pixxel is planning a constellation of 24 satellites it expects to deploy by 2025.
Pixxel launched a 10-meter resolution hyperspectral satellite named Shakuntala that provides the company's highest-resolution hyperspectral imaging capacity.
Pixxel plans an upcoming constellation of 24 satellites scheduled for launch in 2024-25.