Space tech start-up Pixxel to launch 36 hyperspectral satellites by December 2023

Maiden launch in October in association with ISRO

Pixxel, a domestic space-technology firm that proposes to build and operate nanosatellites to collect, monitor and analyse data through imagery, said it would launch a series of satellite constellations that would contain a total of 36 hyperspectral satellites by end of 2023. “The plan is to have a total of 36 satellites by end of 2023 to give daily hyperspectral coverage to clients around the globe. With hyperspectral satellites, we will be able to obtain images with 50 times more information when compared to traditional satellite images,” Awais Ahmed, founder and CEO, Pixxel told The Hindu. Pixxel would be launching its first satellite, ‘Anand’ in October this year in association with Indian Space Research Organisation from Sriharikota. It had to shelve its February launch plan due to some technical snag. The company said it also started working on its second satellite whose launch would be in December.