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 startup Pixxel has successfully launched the country's first private Earth imaging satellite constellation, named 'Firefly.'

Two Indian startups based in Karnataka's Bengaluru on Wednesday announced the launch of their satellites to monitor the earth and objects orbiting around it closely, marking a new era for private firms in the space sector.

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.

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.

India’s space tech startup Pixxel achieved a groundbreaking milestone by launching the country’s first private satellite constellation on January 9, 2025. The three hyperspectral imaging satellites, part of a planned six-satellite network,

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,

SpaceX successfully launched and placed satellites from three Indian startups into orbit. These include Digantara's SCOT, Pixxel's Firefly constellation satellites, and XDLINX Spacelabs' ELEVATION-1.