Pixxel launches highest-resolution commercial hyperspectral satellites

Bengaluru-based startup Pixxel announced the launch of three of the world’s highest-resolution commercial hyperspectral satellites from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Wednesday.

The Firefly constellation satellites were integrated via Exolaunch and launched aboard the Transporter-12 rideshare mission with SpaceX. The launch took place around 1 am.

Pixxel organised a livescreening of the launch at its headquarters in Bengaluru.