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Pixxel is a US/Indian based private space technology company, aiming to put a constellation of 30+ hyperspectral Earth observation micro-satellites into a Sun-synchronous orbit in the 2020s.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 31 relations: Aerospace, Asia, Bangalore, Bellatrix Aerospace, BITS Pilani, California, Chief executive officer, Chief technology officer, Earth observation satellite, El Segundo, California, Falcon 9, Hyperspectral imaging, ISRO, Karnataka, Lightspeed Venture Partners, List of private spaceflight companies, Los Angeles, NanoAvionics, NewSpace India Limited, Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, Privately held company, PSLV-C54, Satellite imagery, Satellize, Secondary payload, Skyroot Aerospace, SpaceX, Startup accelerator, Sun-synchronous orbit, Techstars, The Hindu.

  2. 2019 establishments in Karnataka
  3. Indian companies established in 2019
  4. Indian private spaceflight companies

Aerospace

Aerospace is a term used to collectively refer to the atmosphere and outer space.

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Asia

Asia is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population.

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Bangalore

Bangalore, officially Bengaluru (ISO: Beṁgaḷūru), is the capital and largest city of the southern Indian state of Karnataka.

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Bellatrix Aerospace

Bellatrix Aerospace is an Indian private aerospace manufacturer and small satellite manufacturing company, headquartered in Bangalore, Karnataka. Pixxel and Bellatrix Aerospace are Indian private spaceflight companies and outer space stubs.

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BITS Pilani

The Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani (BITS Pilani) is a deemed university in Pilani, Rajasthan, India.

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California

California is a state in the Western United States, lying on the American Pacific Coast.

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Chief executive officer

A chief executive officer (CEO) (chief executive (CE), or managing director (MD) in the UK) is the highest officer charged with the management of an organization especially a company or nonprofit institution.

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Chief technology officer

A chief technology officer (CTO) (also known as a chief technical officer or chief technologist) is an officer tasked with managing technical operations of an organization.

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Earth observation satellite

An Earth observation satellite or Earth remote sensing satellite is a satellite used or designed for Earth observation (EO) from orbit, including spy satellites and similar ones intended for non-military uses such as environmental monitoring, meteorology, cartography and others.

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El Segundo, California

El Segundo (The Second) is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.

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Falcon 9

Falcon 9 is a partially reusable, human-rated, two-stage-to-orbit, medium-lift launch vehicle designed and manufactured in the United States by SpaceX.

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Hyperspectral imaging

Hyperspectral imaging collects and processes information from across the electromagnetic spectrum.

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ISRO

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is India's national '''space agency'''. Pixxel and ISRO are space programme of India.

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Karnataka

Karnataka (ISO), also known colloquially as Karunāḍu, is a state in the southwestern region of India.

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

Lightspeed Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm focusing on seed stage, early stage investments and growth stage investments in the enterprise, fintech, consumer and healthcare sectors.

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List of private spaceflight companies

Private spaceflight companies include non-governmental or privately-owned entities focused on developing and/or offering equipment and services geared towards spaceflight, both robotic and human.

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Los Angeles

Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California.

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NanoAvionics

NanoAvionics Corp is a small satellite bus manufacturer and mission integrator founded as a spin-off from Vilnius University, Lithuania in 2014.

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NewSpace India Limited

NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) is a Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) of the Government of India and under Department of Space. Pixxel and NewSpace India Limited are 2019 establishments in Karnataka, companies based in Bangalore, Indian companies established in 2019, outer space stubs and space programme of India.

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Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle

The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) is an expendable medium-lift launch vehicle designed and operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

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Privately held company

A privately held company (or simply a private company) is a company whose shares and related rights or obligations are not offered for public subscription or publicly negotiated in their respective listed markets.

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PSLV-C54

The PSLV-C54 was the 56th mission of the Indian Space Research Organisation's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV).

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Satellite imagery

Satellite images (also Earth observation imagery, spaceborne photography, or simply satellite photo) are images of Earth collected by imaging satellites operated by governments and businesses around the world.

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Satellize

Satellize (formerly known as Exseed Space) is the first private Indian company to have a satellite in space. Pixxel and Satellize are Indian organisation stubs, Indian private spaceflight companies, outer space stubs and space programme of India.

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Secondary payload

Secondary payload, also known as rideshare payload, is a smaller-sized payload transported to orbit on a launch vehicle that is mostly paid for—and with the date and time of launch and the orbital trajectory determined—by the entity that contracts and pays for the primary launch.

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Skyroot Aerospace

Skyroot Aerospace Private Limited is an Indian private aerospace manufacturer and commercial launch service provider headquartered in Hyderabad, Telangana. Pixxel and Skyroot Aerospace are Indian private spaceflight companies and space programme of India.

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SpaceX

Space Exploration Technologies Corporation, commonly referred to as SpaceX, is an American spacecraft manufacturer, launch service provider and satellite communications company headquartered in Hawthorne, California.

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Startup accelerator

Startup accelerators, also known as seed accelerators, are fixed-term, cohort-based programs, that include mentorship and educational components, and culminate in a public pitch event or demo day.

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Sun-synchronous orbit

A Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO), also called a heliosynchronous orbit, is a nearly polar orbit around a planet, in which the satellite passes over any given point of the planet's surface at the same local mean solar time.

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Techstars

Techstars is a pre-seed investor that provides access to capital, mentorship, and other support for early-stage entrepreneurs.

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The Hindu

The Hindu is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

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See also

2019 establishments in Karnataka

Indian companies established in 2019

Indian private spaceflight companies

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixxel