Pixxel, a domestic space-technology firm set up to build and operate nanosatellites to collect, monitor and analyse data through imagery, said it would launch a series of satellite constellations that would contain a total of 36 hyperspectral satellites by the end 2023. “The plan is to have a total of 36 satellites by end of 2023 so that we will be able to give daily hyperspectral coverage everywhere around the globe,” said Awais Ahmed, founder and CEO, Pixxel told The Hindu. The company said it has also started working on its second satellite whose launch would be held in December. “We will have 10 satellites, including two demo satellites, up by end of 2022. Under the Firefly range, we will launch multiple constellations of satellites that will support several applications across diverse industries,’’ Mr. Ahmed said.

Source: The Hindu June 28, 2021 14:15 UTC