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Pixxel Becomes First Indian Space Startup to Secure NASA Contract

CosmicTaco · 2024-09-12T13:10:55.811285+05:30

- Pixxel, a Bengaluru-based space tech startup, has secured a major deal with NASA, marking the first such achievement by an Indian company since the sector opened to private firms in 2020. - The contract, part of NASA's $476-million commercial smallsat data acquisition program, will run through November 2028. - Pixxel will provide hyperspectral earth observation data to NASA, aiding in climate change, agriculture, biodiversity, and resource management research. - CEO Awais Ahmed hailed the contract as a monumental achievement, emphasizing the importance of hyperspectral imaging for future earth observation. - Pixxel plans to launch its highest-resolution hyperspectral satellites soon, expanding its constellation to 24 satellites for broader commercial availability. Source: [Inc42](https://inc42.com/buzz/pixxel-bags-nasa-contract-to-offer-hyperspectral-earth-observation-data/)

Pixxel, a Bengaluru-based space tech startup, has secured a major deal with NASA, marking the first such achievement by an Indian company since the sector opened to private firms in 2020.
The contract, part of NASA's $476-million commercial smallsat data acquisition program, will run through November 2028.
Pixxel will provide hyperspectral earth observation data to NASA, aiding in climate change, agriculture, biodiversity, and resource management research.
CEO Awais Ahmed hailed the contract as a monumental achievement, emphasizing the importance of hyperspectral imaging for future earth observation.
Pixxel plans to launch its highest-resolution hyperspectral satellites soon, expanding its constellation to 24 satellites for broader commercial availability.

Source: Inc42