Pixxel-led group inks pact with IN-SPACe for commercial satellite constellation, first launches next year

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....ixxel-led group inks pact with IN-SPACe for commercial satellite constellation, first launches next year<BR>PTI News<BR>Dated:- 21-1-2026<BR>PTI<BR>New Delhi, Jan 21 (PTI) The first set of satellites of India's privately-built national earth observation constellation is expected to be launched next year by a consortium of start-ups led by Bengaluru-based Pixxel Space. The Pixxel-led consortium,?....

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.... Allied Orbits,? signed an agreement with the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) in Bengaluru on Tuesday to build India's first indigenous commercial earth observation satellite constellation. The other partners in Allied Orbits that will build and deploy the 12-satellite consortium are PierSight, SatSure Analytics India and Dhruva Space. "By entrusting this ov....

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....er Rs 1,200 crore national project to a consortium of Indian start-ups, the government validates the country's private space ecosystem and its ability to deliver infrastructure at a global scale," Pixxel Space co-founder and CEO Awais Ahmed said. Pixxel said by the first quarter of 2027, the consortium plans to have the first four satellites in orbit, with the rest of the constellation rolling o....

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....ut in phases over the following years. The 12 satellites will deliver very high-resolution optical, multispectral, SAR (synthetic aperture radar), and hyperspectral imaging and provide reliable access to EO (earth observation) data for Indian government users, coordinated through IN-SPACe. "The Indian government's requirements will always take priority. At the same time, the consortium will al....

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....so serve commercial customers globally," Ahmed said. The mission will also allow the consortium to enable global commercialisation of the earth observation data across sectors such as agriculture, environment, infrastructure, energy, and maritime. Ahmed said the project will be funded by the consortium members using their own capital, with Pixxel contributing more than half of the total invest....

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....ment. This mission also advances Pixxel's goal of building a full-stack intelligence and infrastructure layer to serve as a health monitor for the planet, the Bengaluru-based start-up said. Moving beyond occasional observation to continuous understanding, Pixxel's planetary intelligence data will reveal patterns, risks, and opportunities before they become crises, it said. In August last yea....

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....r, the Pixxel-led consortium won the government contract to build India's first commercial earth observation satellite constellation. The consortium had placed a zero bid to bag the contract forgoing Rs 350 crore of government support to design, build and operate the constellation of satellites. PTI SKU KVK KVK<BR> News - Press release - PIB....