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Pixxel to Launch Commercial Satellite Constellation by 2025

CosmicTaco · 2024-11-06T08:05:07.321400+05:30

- Pixxel announces the launch of Fireflies, a constellation of six hyperspectral satellites, slated for early next year. - The constellation will offer more than 150 spectral bands, a native five-metre resolution and a 40-kilometre wide swath. - The startup plans to increase the number of satellites in the Fireflies constellation to 24 by 2025. - The data from Fireflies will have use cases in various applications, including early detection of crop diseases, tracking deforestation in real-time and monitoring ocean pollution. - Pixxel has raised more than $71 Mn in funding to date, backed by Google, Radical Ventures, Accenture, Lightspeed, Blume Ventures and growX. Source: [Inc42](https://inc42.com/buzz/pixxels-commercial-satellite-constellation-to-be-launched-early-next-year/)

Pixxel announces the launch of Fireflies, a constellation of six hyperspectral satellites, slated for early next year.
The constellation will offer more than 150 spectral bands, a native five-metre resolution and a 40-kilometre wide swath.
The startup plans to increase the number of satellites in the Fireflies constellation to 24 by 2025.
The data from Fireflies will have use cases in various applications, including early detection of crop diseases, tracking deforestation in real-time and monitoring ocean pollution.
Pixxel has raised more than $71 Mn in funding to date, backed by Google, Radical Ventures, Accenture, Lightspeed, Blume Ventures and growX.

Source: Inc42