Pixxel becomes first Indian space startup to grab order from Nasa

Bengaluru-based space technology startup Pixxel, which specialises in cutting-edge hyperspectral earth-imaging technology, has won the largest supplier deal by an Indian company from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). It has become part of NASA’s $476-million commercial smallsat data acquisition program.

This is the first deal by an Indian startup, after the sector was opened to private companies in 2020.