Pixxel (pik·sl) is an Indian[2] private space technology company building a constellation of the world's highest-resolution hyperspectral imaging satellites into a sun-synchronous orbit along with Aurora, its in-house Earth observation platform.

This is made possible by the hyperspectral cameras' ability to capture additional wavelengths of light across a broad and continuous range on the electromagnetic spectrum beyond those typically observed by conventional satellite imaging systems.

[7] Identifying a gap in spectral resolution and the need for more detailed satellite imagery available in the market, Ahmed and Kshitij Khandelwal co-founded Pixxel in 2019 to provide high-resolution hyperspectral data and address climate change and concerns across agriculture, mining, environment, energy and more.

This was followed by a $27 million Series A funding in March 2022 from Radical Ventures, Seraphim Space Investment, Sparta LLC, and other existing investors, as well as an undisclosed amount from Accenture in 2022.

Traditional multispectral imaging satellites capture only a few broad and discrete bands, while Pixxel's technology offers a detailed and unique 'spectral fingerprint' (or spectral signature) of Earth's objects, materials, and conditions, enabling precise identification and monitoring.

[28] Some of Pixxel's partnerships include Rio Tinto, Data Farming, European Space Imaging (EUSI), Sanborn, SkyFi, Procalculo, and more, as well as MoUs with the Save Soil Foundation and the Mahalanobis National Crop Forecast Centre (MNCFC DAC).

[29][30][31][32] In order to provide hyperspectral satellite data in South Korea, Pixxel and Satrec Initiative subsidiary SI Imaging Services signed a memorandum of understanding on January 8, 2025.

This first-of-its-kind multi-crore grant for the Mission DefSpace Challenge empowers Pixxel to manufacture miniaturized multi-payload satellites for the Indian Air Force.

[38] Pixxel also won the DIU & iDEX (India) Maritime ISR Challenge at the INDUS-X Summit in March 2024, where the company demonstrated its use of hyperspectral imagery to detect ocean surface oil spills.

The company also recently announced[39] that it won another iDEX challenge to build hyperspectral and thermal IR cameras for the 150 kg miniaturized micro-satellites previously secured.

[42] Pixxel has been named: Awais Ahmed and Kshitij Khandelwal made the Forbes 30 Under 30 in April 2021 and in Hurun India's Future Unicorn Index 2024 list in June 2024.