- Published on November 27, 2023
- In IT Services
Pixxel’s Hyperspectral Odyssey
It is set to launch world’s first high-resolution hyperspectral satellite constellation by 2024 and 18 additional satellites by 2025.
- By Shyam Nandan Upadhyay
Bengaluru-based, Pixxel—India’s first company to launch private commercial satellites in space, is all set to launch Firefly—world’s first high-resolution hyperspectral satellites constellation (consists of six satellites) by 2024, specifically for geospatial study and analysis.
Over the past two years, Pixxel has deployed three highly functional satellites in orbit, each meticulously designed to decipher and convert vast data streams into actionable insights.
While conventional satellites captured data within a limited range, multispectral satellites added a few infrared bands, enabling observations beyond RGB. “Hyperspectral imagery enables us to capture information in hundreds of wavelengths, in our case about 300 units," Awais Ahmed, Pixxel's CEO and Founder, told AIM
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Shyam Nandan Upadhyay
Shyam is a tech journalist with expertise in policy and politics, and exhibits a fervent interest in scrutinising the convergence of AI and analytics in society. In his leisure time, he indulges in anime binges and mountain hikes.
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