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Pixxel is building a constellation of hyperspectral imaging satellites to provide detailed, planet-scale environmental data.
ACTIVEPixxel builds and operates hyperspectral imaging satellites, with six in orbit as of September 2026, and has offices in Bengaluru, India and El Segundo, California.
Pixxel builds and operates hyperspectral imaging satellites, with six in orbit as of September 2026, and has offices in Bengaluru, India and El Segundo, California.
Not ranked: Data in 1 pillar; at least 2 are needed to rank.
1 of 5 inputs measured · Insufficient data · 25% of applicable weight backed by data
Not measured: Headcount, Market value, Reported revenue
Not measured: Open-role change (90 days)
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6 private rounds on record. Debt, grants, state capital, owner funding and acquisitions are listed under Funding history by class and not added in.
Hyperspectral earth imaging satellite constellation with 5m resolution across 150+ bands.
Stage, milestones, announced next steps and slips, funding and filings, every fact sourced:
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Compiled Oct 13, 2026 from 8 public records. Every figure links the record it comes from.
Latest sourced round
Series C: $100.0M
Co-led by Temasek and Seraphim
Source: Payload Space
Announced Sep 7, 2026
Sourced rounds on record
6 rounds, $192.3M disclosed
Every round has a disclosed amount
Published rounds with a source link only, on the same rules as the funding tracker. Each round links the source that states its figure; amounts in other currencies are converted to dollars at the rate shown on the funding tracker.
Source: Payload Space
Latest round Sep 7, 2026
Also: Payload, SpaceNews, TechCrunch, The Economic Times, SpaceNews
Satellites owned or operated
6 in orbit of 8 launched
Latest: Firefly 6
Payloads GCAT lists with this organisation as owner or operator. "In orbit" is GCAT status O. Counted under GCAT organisation code PIXX. Catalogue updated Sep 24, 2026.
Source: GCAT satellite catalogue
Latest launch Aug 26, 2025
Satellites built
8 payloads launched, 6 in orbit
Latest: Firefly 6
Payloads GCAT lists with this organisation as manufacturer. Counted under GCAT organisation code PIXX. Catalogue updated Sep 24, 2026.
Source: GCAT satellite catalogue
Latest launch Aug 26, 2025
Took part in Series C (Sep 7, 2026)
Payload Space, Sep 7, 2026
Took part in Series C (Sep 7, 2026)
Payload Space, Sep 7, 2026
IMM Investment
Took part in Series C (Sep 7, 2026)
Satellite data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0.
APA
SpaceNexus. (2026, October 13). Pixxel: Company dossier [Data set]. Retrieved October 13, 2026, from https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/pixxel
Chicago
SpaceNexus. "Pixxel: Company dossier." Data as of October 13, 2026. Accessed October 13, 2026. https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/pixxel.
BibTeX
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author = {{SpaceNexus}},
title = {{Pixxel}: Company dossier},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
howpublished = {\url{https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/pixxel}},
url = {https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/pixxel},
urldate = {2026-10-13},
note = {Data as of 2026-10-13; each fact links its primary source}
}Took part in Series C (Sep 7, 2026)
Payload Space, Sep 7, 2026
Co-led Series C (Sep 7, 2026)
Payload Space, Sep 7, 2026
Co-led Series C (Sep 7, 2026)
Payload Space, Sep 7, 2026
Took part in Series B extension (Dec 9, 2024)
Payload, Dec 9, 2024
M&G Investments
Took part in Series B extension (Dec 9, 2024)
Payload, Dec 9, 2024
Omnivore VC
Took part in Seed extension (Mar 18, 2021)
The Economic Times, Mar 18, 2021