Pixxel (Firefly, FFLY)

• First launched was planned for 2020. Planning the second satellite launch by July 2021 and to have a constellation of 24 satellites, to be launched in a gap of 3-6 months.
• Plans to launch two satellites this year and six in early 2023 for the constellation. 
• The first two satellites will launch in the coming months while a fully operational constellation is expected by December 2023.
• This launch sets the stage for Pixxel’s first commercial phase satellites to be launched in early 2023 and the commercial sale of our data. With 6 satellites flown in a sun-synchronous orbit (SSO) around a 550 km altitude, Pixxel’s hyperspectral constellation will be able to cover any point on the globe every 48 hours. 
• Launched its first pathfinder satellites in 2022 and is planning a constellation of 24 satellites it expects to deploy by 2025.

• Pixxel raises seed round for hyperspectral satellites - SpaceNews.
• After six-month delay, start-up targets satellite launch in October.
• Dawn Aerospace announced it is providing satellite propulsion systems to hyperspectral Earth imaging company Pixxel.
• Indian hyperspectral imaging startup Pixxel has announced a partnership with mining company Rio Tinto, giving that company early access to data from satellites scheduled to launch early this year.
• First launch delayed a few weeks before the PSLV C51 launch due to software issues.
• Unveiled the first-ever set of images from its hyperspectral pathfinder satellites as part of its ‘First Light’ Campaign, 2023 March.
• Won a multi-crore grant from iDEX (Innovations for Defence Excellence under the Ministry of Defence) for the Mission DefSpace Challenge under iDEX Prime (Space), to manufacture miniaturized multi-payload satellites for the Indian Air Force. Received as a part of the SPARK grants by iDEX, this grant will equip Pixxel to develop small satellites of up to 150 kgs for Electro-Optical, Infrared, Synthetic Aperture Radar and Hyper Spectral purposes, 2023-07-25.
• Pixxel Opens First-of-Its-Kind Spacecraft Manufacturing Facility in Bengaluru, India, 2024-01-15.
• Pixxel raises $24M in additional funding, taking its total Series B raise to $60M, 2024-12-09.

Pixxel is on a mission to build a health monitor for the planet through a constellation of cutting edge hyperspectral small satellites.

• Pixxel-TD 2 (Shakuntala)