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{{short description|Indian space technology company}}
{{short description|Indian aerospace company}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2020}}
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| name                = Pixxel
| name                = Pixxel
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| type                = [[Private company|Private]]
| type                = [[Private company|Private]]
| industry            = [[Aerospace]]
| industry            = [[Aerospace]]
| founded            = {{Start date and age|2019|2}}
| founded            = {{Start date and age|2019|2}}
| founders            = Awais Ahmed, Kshitij Khandelwal
| founders            = [[Awais Ahmed]], Kshitij Khandelwal
| hq_location_city    = [[Bengaluru, Karnataka]]
| hq_location_city    = [[Bengaluru, Karnataka]]
| hq_location_country = India
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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 ==

Revision as of 23:46, 4 October 2021


Pixxel
IndustryAerospace
FoundedFebruary 2019; 7 years ago (2019-02)
Founder(s)sAwais Ahmed, Kshitij Khandelwal
Headquarters
Bengaluru, Karnataka
,
India
Key people
Awais Ahmed (CEO)
Kshitij Khandelwal (CTO)
ServicesSatellite Imagery
Websitepixxel.space

Pixxel is an Indian private aerospace manufacturer company, aiming to put a constellation of 30+ earth observation micro-satellites into a sun-synchronous orbit in 2020s.[1][2] It was started by 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 Accelerator in Los Angeles.[3][4][5]

Pixxel's first satellite was earlier scheduled to be launched in late 2020 on a Soyuz rocket.[6] It later entered in an agreement with India's state owned NSIL to use a PSLV rocket for launching it in early 2021.[7] Its launch on board the PSLV-C51 was delayed in February 2021 due to technical issues.[8]

Pixxel announced that it will provide the highest resolution commercially available 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.[9]

The company claims that its constellation is designed to provide global coverage at a revisit of every 24 hours[10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Siddiqui, Huma (20 May 2020). "Pixxel aiming big to put India on the global space map, says Awais Ahmed, Founder and CEO". The Financial Express. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  2. ↑ "Pixxel to Launch its Maiden Satellite". Silicon India. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  3. ↑ Chakraberty, Sumit (11 August 2019). "How this student startup landed in a space accelerator". Livemint. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  4. ↑ Sheldon, John (5 November 2019). "India's Pixxel Partners With Italy's Leaf Space For Leaf Line Service Agreement". SpaceWatch.Global. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  5. ↑ "Skymet joins hands with Bengaluru-based firm Pixxel for earth imageries". The Hindu @businessline. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  6. ↑ Jayakumar, PB (7 July 2020). "Indian space-tech startup prepares to launch 24 satellites; aims to send first one by Nov". Business Today. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  7. ↑ "Pixxel signs pact with NSIL to launch India's first private remote-sensing satellite". The Hindu. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  8. ↑ "Space startup Pixxel's satellite launch delayed again". The Economic Times. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  9. ↑ Etherington, Darrell (17 March 2021). "Pixxel closes $7.3M seed round and unveils commercial hyperspectral imaging product". TechCrunch. Retrieved 21 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ↑ "Technology". www.pixxel.space. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
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