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 has satellites scheduled to launch in late 2023 and aims to achieve daily global coverage by early 2024.
Pixxel plans to use data from its constellation to create an AI-informed analysis platform and a digital twin of the Earth to provide policy recommendations and actionable insights for climate-conscious governments and organizations.
Pixxel launched its first fully fledged satellite TD-2 (Shakuntala), a six-unit cubesat designed to produce visible and infrared hyperspectral imagery at a resolution of 10 m.
Pixxel’s SHAKUNTALA satellite is a hyperspectral Earth-imaging satellite designed to provide global coverage every 24 hours.
Pixxel secured a $25,000,000 Series A round on 2022-03-28 and expects to launch another satellite on an Indian PSLV in the near future.
Pixxel raised $25,000,000 in a Series A financing round led by Radical Ventures.
Pixxel plans to offer AI-powered insights from its hyperspectral constellation for climate-related discovery, problem solving, and prediction.
Pixxel is launching the first of its hyperspectral satellites on SpaceX’s Transporter-4 rideshare mission scheduled for April.
Pixxel successfully retrieved its first hyperspectral satellite images from a camera launched last year aboard a satellite built in partnership with NanoAvionics and Dragonfly Aerospace.
Pixxel designs, integrates, and tests its satellites completely in-house using parts from international suppliers including Dragonfly Aerospace, which is building Pixxel’s cameras.
Pixxel had planned to have 30 satellites in orbit by mid-2023 but delayed that goal to the end of 2024.
Pixxel raised $25,000,000 in a Series A funding round on 2022-03-28 led by Canadian early-stage investor Radical Ventures.
Pixxel is launching the first of its hyperspectral satellites as part of SpaceX’s upcoming April Transporter-4 mission.
Sparta LLC participated in Pixxel’s $25,000,000 Series A funding round.
A second iteration of Pixxel’s camera is onboard its first satellite that is slated to launch on a Falcon 9 rocket on 2022-04-01 as part of SpaceX’s Transporter-4 rideshare mission that aims to launch a total of 40 spacecraft.
Proceeds from Pixxel’s Series A funding will support plans to launch two satellites in 2022 and six satellites in early 2023 for its hyperspectral imaging constellation.
Radical Ventures led the Series A round that brought Pixxel’s total funding to $33,000,000 to date.
Pixxel successfully retrieved its first hyperspectral satellite images from a camera that was launched last year with partners NanoAvionics and Dragonfly Aerospace.
Pixxel raised $25,000,000 in a Series A funding round led by Radical Ventures.
Pixxel plans to launch its first two satellites in the coming months and to have a fully operational hyperspectral constellation in space by December 2023.