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	\| founded = {{Start date and age\|2019\|2}}		\| founded = {{Start date and age\|2019\|2}}
	\| founders = Awais Ahmed, Kshitij Khandelwal		\| founders = [[Awais Ahmed]], Kshitij Khandelwal
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	'''Pixxel''' is an Indian ~~space-technology start-up which aims~~ to put a constellation of 30 [[Earth observation satellite\|earth observation micro-satellites]] into a [[sun-synchronous orbit]] in 2020s.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Siddiqui\|first=Huma\|date=2020-05-20\|title=Pixxel aiming big to put India on the global space map, says Awais Ahmed, Founder and CEO\|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/science/pixxel-aiming-big-to-put-india-on-the-global-space-map-says-awais-ahmed-founder-and-ceo/1965321/\|access-date=2020-08-09\|website=The Financial Express\|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|date=13 November 2019\|title=Pixxel to Launch its Maiden Satellite\|url=http://www.siliconindia.com/news/general/Pixxel-to-Launch-its-Maiden-Satellite-nid-210980-cid-1.html\|access-date=2020-08-09\|website=Silicon India\|language=en}}</ref> It was started by [[Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani\|BITS Pilani]] graduates Awais Ahmed and Kshitij Khandelwal in February 2019, was Asia's only space startup to qualify for the 2019 [[Techstars]] Starburst Space [[Startup accelerator\|Accelerator]] in [[Los Angeles]].<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Chakraberty\|first=Sumit\|date=2019-08-11\|title=How this student startup landed in a space accelerator\|url=https://www.livemint.com/companies/start-ups/how-this-student-startup-landed-in-a-space-accelerator-1565535908270.html\|access-date=2020-08-09\|website=Livemint\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|last=Sheldon\|first=John\|date=2019-11-05\|title=India's Pixxel Partners With Italy's Leaf Space For Leaf Line Service Agreement\|url=https://spacewatch.global/2019/11/indias-pixxel-partners-with-italys-leaf-space-for-leaf-line-service-agreement/\|access-date=2020-08-09\|website=SpaceWatch.Global\|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|date=24 October 2019\|title=Skymet joins hands with Bengaluru-based firm Pixxel for earth imageries\|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/skymet-joins-hands-with-bengaluru-based-firm-pixxel-for-earth-imageries/article29787148.ece\|access-date=2020-08-09\|website=The Hindu @businessline\|language=en}}</ref>		'''Pixxel''' is an Indian [[Privately held company\|private]] [[Aerospace manufacturer\|aerospace manufacturer]] company, aiming to put a constellation of 30+ [[Earth observation satellite\|earth observation micro-satellites]] into a [[sun-synchronous orbit]] in 2020s.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Siddiqui\|first=Huma\|date=2020-05-20\|title=Pixxel aiming big to put India on the global space map, says Awais Ahmed, Founder and CEO\|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/science/pixxel-aiming-big-to-put-india-on-the-global-space-map-says-awais-ahmed-founder-and-ceo/1965321/\|access-date=2020-08-09\|website=The Financial Express\|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|date=13 November 2019\|title=Pixxel to Launch its Maiden Satellite\|url=http://www.siliconindia.com/news/general/Pixxel-to-Launch-its-Maiden-Satellite-nid-210980-cid-1.html\|access-date=2020-08-09\|website=Silicon India\|language=en}}</ref> It was started by [[Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani\|BITS Pilani]] graduates Awais Ahmed and Kshitij Khandelwal in February 2019, was Asia's only space startup to qualify for the 2019 [[Techstars]] Starburst Space [[Startup accelerator\|Accelerator]] in [[Los Angeles]].<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Chakraberty\|first=Sumit\|date=2019-08-11\|title=How this student startup landed in a space accelerator\|url=https://www.livemint.com/companies/start-ups/how-this-student-startup-landed-in-a-space-accelerator-1565535908270.html\|access-date=2020-08-09\|website=Livemint\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|last=Sheldon\|first=John\|date=2019-11-05\|title=India's Pixxel Partners With Italy's Leaf Space For Leaf Line Service Agreement\|url=https://spacewatch.global/2019/11/indias-pixxel-partners-with-italys-leaf-space-for-leaf-line-service-agreement/\|access-date=2020-08-09\|website=SpaceWatch.Global\|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|date=24 October 2019\|title=Skymet joins hands with Bengaluru-based firm Pixxel for earth imageries\|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/skymet-joins-hands-with-bengaluru-based-firm-pixxel-for-earth-imageries/article29787148.ece\|access-date=2020-08-09\|website=The Hindu @businessline\|language=en}}</ref>

	Pixxel's first satellite was earlier scheduled to be launched in late 2020 on a Soyuz rocket.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Jayakumar\|first=PB\|date=7 July 2020\|title=Indian space-tech startup prepares to launch 24 satellites; aims to send first one by Nov\|url=https://www.businesstoday.in/current/corporate/indian-space-tech-startup-prepares-to-launch-24-satellites-aims-to-send-first-one-by-dec/story/406095.html\|access-date=2020-08-09\|website=Business Today}}</ref> It later entered in an agreement with India's state owned [[NSIL]] to use a [[PSLV]] rocket for launching it in early 2021.<ref>{{Cite news\|title=Pixxel signs pact with NSIL to launch India's first private remote-sensing satellite\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/pixxel-signs-pact-with-nsil-to-launch-indias-first-private-remote-sensing-satellite/article33252294.ece\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|date=2020-12-04\|access-date=2020-12-04}}</ref> Its launch on board the PSLV-C51 was delayed in February 2021 due to technical issues.<ref>{{Cite news\|title=Space startup Pixxel’s satellite launch delayed again\|work=The Economic Times\|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/space-startup-pixxels-satellite-launch-delayed-again/articleshow/81174825.cms\|access-date=2021-03-21}}</ref>		Pixxel's first satellite was earlier scheduled to be launched in late 2020 on a Soyuz rocket.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Jayakumar\|first=PB\|date=7 July 2020\|title=Indian space-tech startup prepares to launch 24 satellites; aims to send first one by Nov\|url=https://www.businesstoday.in/current/corporate/indian-space-tech-startup-prepares-to-launch-24-satellites-aims-to-send-first-one-by-dec/story/406095.html\|access-date=2020-08-09\|website=Business Today}}</ref> It later entered in an agreement with India's state owned [[NSIL]] to use a [[PSLV]] rocket for launching it in early 2021.<ref>{{Cite news\|title=Pixxel signs pact with NSIL to launch India's first private remote-sensing satellite\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/pixxel-signs-pact-with-nsil-to-launch-indias-first-private-remote-sensing-satellite/article33252294.ece\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|date=2020-12-04\|access-date=2020-12-04}}</ref> Its launch on board the PSLV-C51 was delayed in February 2021 due to technical issues.<ref>{{Cite news\|title=Space startup Pixxel’s satellite launch delayed again\|work=The Economic Times\|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/space-startup-pixxels-satellite-launch-delayed-again/articleshow/81174825.cms\|access-date=2021-03-21}}</ref>

	Pixxel announced that it will provide the highest resolution commercially available [[Hyperspectral imaging\|hyper-spectral]] images. It raised $7.3 million in March 2021 from Techstars, Omnivore VC and others. This is in addition to the $5 million it raised in August 2020.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Etherington\|first=Darrell\|date=2021-03-17\|title=Pixxel closes $7.3M seed round and unveils commercial hyperspectral imaging product\|url=https://social.techcrunch.com/2021/03/17/pixxel-closes-7-3m-seed-round-and-unveils-commercial-hyperspectral-imaging-product/\|url-status=live\|access-date=2021-03-21\|website=TechCrunch\|language=en-US}}</ref>		Pixxel announced that it will provide the highest resolution commercially available [[Hyperspectral imaging\|hyper-spectral]] images. It raised $2.3 million more in March 2021 from Techstars, Omnivore VC and others. This is in addition to the $5 million it raised in August 2020 from Lightspeed Ventures and others.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Etherington\|first=Darrell\|date=2021-03-17\|title=Pixxel closes $7.3M seed round and unveils commercial hyperspectral imaging product\|url=https://social.techcrunch.com/2021/03/17/pixxel-closes-7-3m-seed-round-and-unveils-commercial-hyperspectral-imaging-product/\|url-status=live\|access-date=2021-03-21\|website=TechCrunch\|language=en-US}}</ref>

			The company claims that its constellation is designed to provide global coverage at a revisit of every 24 hours<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Technology\|url=https://www.pixxel.space/technology\|access-date=2021-06-05\|website=www.pixxel.space}}</ref>

	== See also ==		== See also ==

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'''Pixxel''' is an Indian space-technology start-up which aims to put a constellation of 30 [[Earth observation satellite|earth observation micro-satellites]] into a [[sun-synchronous orbit]] in 2020s.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Siddiqui|first=Huma|date=2020-05-20|title=Pixxel aiming big to put India on the global space map, says Awais Ahmed, Founder and CEO|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/science/pixxel-aiming-big-to-put-india-on-the-global-space-map-says-awais-ahmed-founder-and-ceo/1965321/|access-date=2020-08-09|website=The Financial Express|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=13 November 2019|title=Pixxel to Launch its Maiden Satellite|url=http://www.siliconindia.com/news/general/Pixxel-to-Launch-its-Maiden-Satellite-nid-210980-cid-1.html|access-date=2020-08-09|website=Silicon India|language=en}}</ref> It was started by [[Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani|BITS Pilani]] graduates Awais Ahmed and Kshitij Khandelwal in February 2019, was Asia's only space startup to qualify for the 2019 [[Techstars]] Starburst Space [[Startup accelerator|Accelerator]] in [[Los Angeles]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Chakraberty|first=Sumit|date=2019-08-11|title=How this student startup landed in a space accelerator|url=https://www.livemint.com/companies/start-ups/how-this-student-startup-landed-in-a-space-accelerator-1565535908270.html|access-date=2020-08-09|website=Livemint|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Sheldon|first=John|date=2019-11-05|title=India's Pixxel Partners With Italy's Leaf Space For Leaf Line Service Agreement|url=https://spacewatch.global/2019/11/indias-pixxel-partners-with-italys-leaf-space-for-leaf-line-service-agreement/|access-date=2020-08-09|website=SpaceWatch.Global|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=24 October 2019|title=Skymet joins hands with Bengaluru-based firm Pixxel for earth imageries|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/skymet-joins-hands-with-bengaluru-based-firm-pixxel-for-earth-imageries/article29787148.ece|access-date=2020-08-09|website=The Hindu @businessline|language=en}}</ref>

Pixxel's first satellite was earlier scheduled to be launched in late 2020 on a Soyuz rocket.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jayakumar|first=PB|date=7 July 2020|title=Indian space-tech startup prepares to launch 24 satellites; aims to send first one by Nov|url=https://www.businesstoday.in/current/corporate/indian-space-tech-startup-prepares-to-launch-24-satellites-aims-to-send-first-one-by-dec/story/406095.html|access-date=2020-08-09|website=Business Today}}</ref> It later entered in an agreement with India's state owned [[NSIL]] to use a [[PSLV]] rocket for launching it in early 2021.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Pixxel signs pact with NSIL to launch India's first private remote-sensing satellite|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/pixxel-signs-pact-with-nsil-to-launch-indias-first-private-remote-sensing-satellite/article33252294.ece|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=2020-12-04|access-date=2020-12-04}}</ref> Its launch on board the PSLV-C51 was delayed in February 2021 due to technical issues.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Space startup Pixxel’s satellite launch delayed again|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/space-startup-pixxels-satellite-launch-delayed-again/articleshow/81174825.cms|access-date=2021-03-21}}</ref>

Pixxel announced that it will provide the highest resolution commercially available [[Hyperspectral imaging|hyper-spectral]] images. It raised $7.3 million in March 2021 from Techstars, Omnivore VC and others. This is in addition to the $5 million it raised in August 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Etherington|first=Darrell|date=2021-03-17|title=Pixxel closes $7.3M seed round and unveils commercial hyperspectral imaging product|url=https://social.techcrunch.com/2021/03/17/pixxel-closes-7-3m-seed-round-and-unveils-commercial-hyperspectral-imaging-product/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-21|website=TechCrunch|language=en-US}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[List of private spaceflight companies]]
* [[Skyroot Aerospace]]
* [[Satellize]]
* [[Indian Space Research Organisation]]
* [[New Space India Limited]]
* [[Bellatrix Aerospace]]
* [[List of private spaceflight companies]]

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