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Anand

retired
Earth ObservationLEOCOSPAR 2022-158FLaunched 11/26/2022
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Mission & Launch
Launch Mission
EOS-06 Mission
Launch Vehicle
PSLV-XL
Launch Date
11/26/2022
Last Contact
8/22/2024
Orbit & Mass
Orbit Class
LEO
Altitude
510 km
Inclination
97.42 deg
Dry Mass
16.5 kg
Total Mass
16.5 kg
Payload Classification
Mission Type
Earth Observation
Payload Category
IMG
Payload Class
B
Organizations
Operator
Pixxel
Manufacturer
Pixxel
Constellation
Name
Pixxel Earth observation fleet
Active Satellites
6
Registry
COSPAR ID
2022-158F
Track
Mentions
22
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Gagandeep Anand earned a master's degree in astronomy from Boston University.

GovernanceValue 1.0May 4, 2026Gagandeep Anand vince premio giovane scienziato Maryland 2026

Gagandeep Anand is a senior scientist on the Hubble Space Telescope Advanced Camera for Surveys team at the Space Telescope Science Institute.

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Gagandeep Anand vince premio giovane scienziato Maryland 2026

Jennifer Lotz said that Gagandeep Anand's research recognition was fully deserved.

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Gagandeep Anand joined the Space Telescope Science Institute in 2021.

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Before joining the Space Telescope Science Institute, Gagandeep Anand earned both a master's degree and a PhD in astronomy from the University of Hawaii at Mānoa.

GovernanceValue 2.2May 4, 2026Gagandeep Anand vince premio giovane scienziato Maryland 2026

Gagandeep Anand earned a bachelor's degree in astronomy and physics from Vassar College.

GovernanceValue 1.2May 4, 2026Gagandeep Anand vince premio giovane scienziato Maryland 2026

Gagandeep Anand led the first calibration that enabled red giant stars to be used for measurements with the James Webb Space Telescope.

CapabilityGovernanceValue 4.0May 4, 2026Gagandeep Anand vince premio giovane scienziato Maryland 2026

Millen Anand previously worked as an engineer at Planet Labs.

GovernanceValue 3.0Mar 25, 2026Airbase Emerges From Stealth With $5M to Automate Spectrum Allocation

Millen Anand is Airbase’s cofounder and chief technology officer.

GovernanceValue 3.6Mar 25, 2026Airbase Emerges From Stealth With $5M to Automate Spectrum Allocation

Millen Anand previously worked on RF payloads for Boeing’s geostationary satellites.

GovernanceValue 1.5Mar 25, 2026Airbase Emerges From Stealth With $5M to Automate Spectrum Allocation

Pixxel launched the demonstration satellites Shakuntala and Anand aboard SpaceX and PSLV rockets, respectively, in 2022.

PlanValue 4.0Jan 22, 2024Pixxel to launch six home-built hyper-spectral Fireflies satellites in June

The Fireflies have a five-meter spatial resolution that is higher than the resolution of Pixxel’s demonstration satellites Shakuntala and Anand launched in 2022.

CapabilityValue 4.0Jan 22, 2024Pixxel to launch six home-built hyper-spectral Fireflies satellites in June

Anand will be deployed at an altitude of approximately 510 km in a sun-synchronous lower Earth orbit.

CapabilityPlanValue 3.2Nov 28, 2022Pixxel launches hyperspectral satellite Anand on the PSLV C54 rocket

Pixxel launched the hyperspectral satellite Anand on 2022-11-26 on ISRO’s PSLV C54 mission.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Nov 28, 2022Pixxel launches hyperspectral satellite Anand on the PSLV C54 rocket

Anand was developed in India as a proof of concept ahead of Pixxel’s planned commercial constellation.

PlanGeneralValue 3.6Nov 28, 2022Pixxel launches hyperspectral satellite Anand on the PSLV C54 rocket

Anand is Pixxel’s third hyperspectral satellite following the launch of Shakuntala in April 2022 and a demo satellite in 2021.

PlanGeneralValue 3.0Nov 28, 2022Pixxel launches hyperspectral satellite Anand on the PSLV C54 rocket

Canadian Defence Minister Anita Anand designated the 1 million Canadian dollars to be specifically used to buy imagery that will allow Ukraine’s military to track the movements of Russian troops and equipment.

FinancialLegalCapabilityValue 4.0Mar 9, 2022Canada answers Ukraine’s call for satellite radar imagery

Pixxel Space scheduled the Anand satellite to launch in 2021-10-01.

PlanValue 4.0Oct 5, 2021Pixxel chooses ISISPACE as a partner for the upcoming satellite mission ‘Anand’

Madhur Anand is a researcher on the project and director of the Guelph Institute for Environmental Research.

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Anand Gopalan is the Chief Executive Officer of Velodyne Lidar.

GovernanceValue 3.2Jun 25, 2021Velodyne Lidar launches India design center in Bangalore