Pixxel, an Indian space tech startup backed by Google, has successfully launched the first three hyperspectral satellites of its commercial constellation Firefly.

Bengaluru -based space start-up Pixxel has launched India's first private earth imaging satellite constellation. The constellation, dubbed 'Firefly,' was successfully deployed into a 550km low Earth orbit. The milestone was achieved using SpaceX 's Falcon-9 rocket launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

A Bengaluru-based space startup has made history by giving India the first private earth imaging satellite constellation. The constellation -'Firefly' - has been developed by Pixxel.

India's Pixxel is set to launch three of its six hyperspectral imaging satellites aboard a SpaceX rocket from California on Tuesday, the first such network in the country's nascent private space sector,

Digantara and Pixxel are focused on launching their proprietary satellites, while XDLINX is facilitating the launch of India-developed satellites for the US-based Almagest Space Corporation.

Bengaluru-based spacetech startups Pixxel and Digantara have launched their satellites aboard Transporter-12 rideshare mission with SpaceX from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

Two Indian space start-ups, Pixxel and Digantara, have launched groundbreaking satellites via SpaceX. Pixxel's hyperspectral satellites capture earth's data across 150 bands, aiding sectors like agriculture and defense.