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Pixxel Awarded $476M NASA Contract for Earth Science Research with Hyperspectral Technology

Sep 09, 2024•almost 2 years ago

Contract Type

contract

BengaluruManufacturingInformation TechnologyAerospace

Description

Pixxel has been awarded a $476 million contract as part of NASA’s Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition Program On-Ramp1 Multiple Award contract. The contract will run through November 2028 and will involve Pixxel providing NASA and its partners with hyperspectral Earth observation data to support Earth science research and application activities, such as climate change, agriculture, biodiversity, and resource management.

Company Information

Company

Pixxel Space Technologies, Inc.

Location

C/O PIXXEL SPACE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

About

Pixxel is building a health monitor for the planet by building and launching the world’s highest resolution hyperspectral imaging satellites. Co-founded by then 20 year olds Awais Ahmed and Kshitij Khandelwal in 2019, Pixxel has worked with notable organizations such as the Indian Space Research Organization, NASA JPL, and SpaceX among space stalwarts. Pixxel is backed by Lightspeed, Radical Ventures, Relativity's Jordan Noone, Seraphim Capital, Ryan Johnson, Blume Ventures, Sparta LLC, growX ventures, Inventus Capital, and Omnivore VC among others.

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