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Last Seen Profiles
We did it! Only the 4th country ever to land softly on the moon. Let’s gooooo 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
Here’s the Pixxel team cheering with the entire nation.
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Ladies and gentlemen, presenting to you India's first private commercial and earth-imaging satellite.
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Means the world when the
@ISRO
Chairman himself comes down to inaugurate your new spacecraft facility. Honoured to have hosted and spent time with Dr. Sivan and the Scientific Secretary Shri. Umamaheswaran in Bengaluru today.
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We launch Anand tomorrow. It’s our third satellite in space. But it’s special because it was the first satellite we ever got our hands dirty on. And it’s been one hell of a ride to put it up in space.
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It was a pleasure addressing the Honourable Prime Minister
@NarendraModi
today on the space reforms that are underway in our country and on
@PixxelSpace
's plans. Excited to work together with
@isro
to take India to newer heights, starting with our first launch in early 2021.
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Today, as Chandrayaan 3 touches the lunar surface, it’s not just a spacecraft making contact, but a nation’s dreams, aspirations, and future converging to a single point in the vast expanse of space. This triumph of ISRO resonates deeply with all of us in the Indian space sector.…
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Anand being successfully deployed. The rush of seeing this never gets old.
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Anand is in space and on its way to its final orbit! Excited to watch it in person with the team. Third satellite of many many more to come. Building a high res hyperspectral sat required squeezing an insane amount of performance in a micro-satellite bus. Excited for the data.
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Introducing "MegaPixxel" - India's newest and most cutting edge satellite AIT facility. Enabling us to build, launch and operate the world's highest resolution hyperspectral satellites soon this year. Super pumped. 2024 is going to be monumental for us. 🚀
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This is good to see! More satellites for 🇮🇳 built in 🇮🇳. But guess who doesn't have to import the know-how and is developing it completely in-house & at the cutting edge? Hint: The name starts with "P" and ends with "ixxel". This is the new India!
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After more than 18 months of delay, many many retests, and more than 2 years of sweat and hard work by the team, we are finally launching this week! Look forward to having our third satellite (but the first one we ever built) in space very soon!
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Indian astronauts announced for Gaganyaan! This time on Indian soil with an Indian countdown on an Indian rocket. Glad to be present in person as the Hon’ble PM
@narendramodi
announced this historic set of news. The future has never been brighter. 🇮🇳
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Glad to host
@ISRO
chairman Shri Somanath as the chief guest for the inauguration of
@PixxelSpace
’s new satellite AIT facility in Bangalore. Spanning more than 30,000 sq ft in built up area, it’ll enable us to build 20+ large microsatellites at a time. Big year ahead! 🚀
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And off we gooooooo! Just launched successfully on SpaceX! 🚀
No it’s not an April’s fool joke. We just launched our first fully fledged satellite on the SpaceX Transporter 4 launch! Go TD-2! 🚀
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Had the pleasure of addressing the Honourable Prime Minister
@narendramodi
again today regarding India's new space odyssey. With unflinching support and undaunted vision like this from the PM and the government, the day when India becomes the space-tech leader is not far away!
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‘Anand’ in all it’s glory, readying up for its literal launch.
@PixxelSpace
ready to take off in 2021. 🚀
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Glad to have had the opportunity to have dinner and interact with the honourable External Affairs Minister of India
@DrSJaishankar
and MP (Bengaluru South)
@Tejasvi_Surya
. India’s future is bright and we hope to play our part through
@PixxelSpace
🚀🚀🚀
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About 3 years ago, when we were starting Pixxel, we were told by someone whose work experience was 2x my age, that what we were attempting was impossible. 2 months ago, we launched the world's highest resolution hyperspectral 🛰️. Don't let anyone tell you, you can't do something.
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Very happy to announce that Pixxel’s hyperspectral satellites were selected as one of
@TIME
’s best inventions of 2023!
The idea was to use this transformational technology to make the world a better place and we’re just about getting started.
To the
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Satellite looking healthy! Multiple contacts made. Solar panels and antennas deployed 🚀
An almost surreal last day!
We have liftoff! Pixxel just launched its first satellite to space 🚀
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3 years apart
@PixxelSpace
! Both times having the chairman of ISRO inaugurate our offices and inspiring the team to reach the stars.
Then vs now:
- 20 people to almost 200 in three continents.
- 0 satellites in space to 3 successful launches in orbit.
- 0 in revenue to
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Honoured to be a part of the arrival ceremony of the honourable PM of India Narendra Modi at the White House this week! Given Pixxel's work in both India and the US, excited to see the partnership between the two countries grow from strength and strength, now and in the future.
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Happy to finally announce that Pixxel has raised a $25M Series A to launch some of the world's most advanced EO satellites. And oh, we also have a sneak peek of an image that has been beamed down from our camera in space that launched last year.
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Glad to have made the Forbes Asia 30 Under 30 list along with
@kshitijgokul
. A long way still to go and so much still to achieve. 🚀
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Our journey to the stars just got a $36M boost! We're over the moon to announce that
@PixxelSpace
has secured $36M in Series B funding! 🚀 A big thank you to
@Google
,
@lightspeedvp
,
@radicalvcfund
, and others for believing in our vision of transforming the way we see our planet!
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Absolutely stoked to be a part of the MIT 35 Under 35 Innovators list of 2023!
This one is extra special. Not only because this list has truly only 35 people on it, but because ever since I read about MIT as a kid, it quickly became the dream university for me. And of the many…
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Or should I say something ‘mega’?! Time to accelerate. 🚀
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Nothing much - just building some cutting edge technology at
@PixxelSpace
’s cool new facility! ✨
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SpaceX has launched a rocket every 9 days in 2021. So much so that the launches have become too mainstream for people to stream. Remember the time when every launch was watched with bated breath. The sheer pace is mind boggling and frankly, very inspiring. Back to work, faster 🚀
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A little delayed in posting this but thrilled to have met
@satyanadella
in early Jan to discuss the future of spacetech and cloud computing and how they fit together. Space is the final frontier - glad to have changemakers like Satya support our ambitious goal at
@pixxelspace
.
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Time to accelerate 🚀🚀🚀
🌌📷 Step inside Pixxel’s first Spacecraft Manufacturing Facility in Bengaluru! Take a look at our brand new home where our journey from blueprint to orbit will happen seamlessly — all under one roof! 📷🚀
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We don’t appreciate enough how miraculous it is that we basically have aluminium cans with wings flying 100s of people at 0.7+ Machs helping us see the planet with views like these. Humans are awesome. Imagine thinking this would be possible at this scale even 2 centuries ago.…
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Very excited to announce this. First ever such grant and for now the only such grant for satellite manufacturing for the country. There’s a big need for more indigenous manufacturing of satellites in 🇮🇳 and we’re excited to play our part.
We’re happy to announce that we’ve won the iDEX Prime (Space) grant, enabling us to develop miniaturised multi-payload satellites externally for the first time! More details here 👇🚀
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T-24 hours: 30% probability for launch.
T-6 hours: Incessant rains + thunderstorms. ⛈
T-3 hours: Tornado warning. 🌪
T-30 mins: Sun comes out. Go for launch!
It was a nail-biting last day for us all at Pixxel as waited for launch. The lift off couldn’t have been sweeter. 🚀
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Our satellites have been quite busy capturing some of the highest resolution hyperspectral images ever captured globally (spatially and spectrally)! For ag, energy, mining, forestry, pollution - you name it, we have it. Don’t believe us? Reach out to join the waitlist.
Excited to showcase our top ten hyperspectral images from Pixxel's fleet of satellites! From mapping croplands, monitoring sensitive and remote ecosystems, and detecting minerals it captures use cases from across the globe.
Fill in the form to learn more:
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The best Christmas gift this year. Now to send it up there soon 🚀
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Great catching up with
@PawanKChandana
at the
@SkyrootA
HQ today! Glad to see the amazing progress they’ve made. India’s space tech future is bright. 2024 will shape up to be a crucial year in more ways than one. 🚀🇮🇳
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Hardly anything more exhilarating than seeing a rocket take off in real life with a satellite you’ve worked on perching atop it. To many many more to come 🚀
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Today, the 27th of Feb, marks 2 years since Pixxel was officially incorporated. Can't believe it's been 2 full years already. 2 of the most thrilling, adventurous, exhilarating, and challenging years of my life till date. Here’s a long thread on our journey so far. Buckle up.
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Would love to talk to companies in India building real hard-tech startups in the early stages. Nuclear, aerospace, climate, energy - want to give it forward and help out wherever I can. The world needs acceleration in the world of atoms! ⚛️
Please DM/tag if you know any!
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Excited for Rocket Boys! Great to see a major scientific chapter from India’s history come to life.
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I really do appreciate how convenient delivery and e-commerce startups make my life. No doubt. But we need more people working on atoms vs bits. It’s time to build more electric aircraft, carbon capture machines, spacecraft, solar farms et al. We need more real world progress 🚀
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Tried massively reducing screen time this year to increase reading time and it paid off! Enjoyed reading quite a few good books this year.
Some favourites:
- Visions of Technology by Richard Rhodes
- Permutation City by Greg Egan
- Pedro Paramo by Juan Rulfo
- The Medieval…
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Humbled to receive the Distinguished Alumnus Award from our alma mater
@bitspilaniindia
for our work with Pixxel. Scarcely an honour that's as incredible as one from your own college that shaped and molded you. Thanks to BITS, and everyone along the way that made it possible!
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Freshly baked out of the TVAC chamber. Such a beauty. ♨️
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Love to see how many people there are in sheer disbelief that Pixxel built its first sat within 2 years of starting. In fact, I think we were quite slow. Should have been ready in mid 2020 had COVID not interfered. Well, next time. Also wait until we actually reveal the specs. 🤯
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Recently news broke that Hyperloop One is shutting down. Reminded me of the amazing times in college when I got to work on and lead a team to build this. Great times - building hard things in their literal sense. Maybe I should write a blog about the lessons learnt? 🤔
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Probably the best book I read in 2022 and definitely one of the best non-fiction books of all-time. Science, history, politics, geography and intrigue all woven intricately in this fabulous tome about the Manhattan Project. ☢️
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When we started Pixxel in 2019 we didn’t even know if we could build a hyperspectral imager with a resolution that made sense for our customers. We just put out some of the highest resolution hyperspectral images ever beamed down by any private company anywhere in the world! 🚀
Excited to share the first set of hyperspectral images from Pixxel’s satellites! These images mark a major milestone & showcase all the hard work our team has put in. To access your hyperspectral samples fill in the form today & explore the possibilities:
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Sunday evening. Team working full speed ahead on the satellites. Even after relentless day and night work the past few days. Probably that’s what it takes to build cutting edge hardware. To make a dent in the universe. Super proud and super honoured to get to work with the…
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Elated and proud to partner with
@isro
to launch our first satellite on a PSLV rocket. First of many such collaborations to take the Indian space sector to greater heights.
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Was humbled and honoured to visit BITS Pilani (my alma mater) again as a speaker at their technical fest. From being part of the club that invited speakers as a student to being one myself, life has been kind. Seeing the hostel room (VK 222) where
@PixxelSpace
was ideated to…
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Something not working? Switch it off and switch it on. Works like a charm for satellites in space too. 📡
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It was great to interact with
@BillGates
virtually to talk about Pixxel’s ground breaking hyperspectral constellation and the impact it can have on agriculture and climate action! Look forward to working with
@gatesfoundation
and others towards a more sustainable planet.
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🎉🛰️ Today marks the 1-year anniversary of the launch of Shakuntala! The world's highest resolution commercial hyperspectral satellite and India's first ever commercial satellite launch. And we are only just getting started! To building a health monitor for the planet! 🌍🌿
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Wow!
... ... and here is how the Chandrayaan-3 Rover ramped down from the Lander to the Lunar surface.
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Tonight, moonlight itself gets brighter, reflecting the pride and joy of an entire nation! Today’s the day we aim for a literal moonshot. Excited, nervous but confident. Wishing the best to
@isro
and all the talented folks that worked on Chandrayaan-3 for the landing. 🚀
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Always an exciting sight to see this rocket take off! Fingers crossed for the descent and landing. 🚀
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Space is hard. We will bounce back. Keep your chin up
@isro
.
GSLV-F10 launch took place today at 0543 Hrs IST as scheduled. Performance of first and second stages was normal. However, Cryogenic Upper Stage ignition did not happen due to technical anomaly. The mission couldn't be accomplished as intended.
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Here’s the video of Satya Nadella (Microsoft CEO) talking about the impact Pixxel’s satellite data will have with the help of Azure Space and Cloud. Thanks for the mention,
@satyanadella
!
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Great to finally see this happen. India has tremendous potential to leverage
@isro
’s expertise and experience for its private ecosystem. We’ll see many more space companies being created that can compete globally. Playing our part through
@PixxelSpace
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From getting thrown out of an office to having our own spacecraft facility now; from dreaming of sending satellites to space to actually launching one soon; from struggling to get a meeting to having the ISRO chairman inaugurate our office, it's been a heck of a journey. Thread.
We were thrown out of our workspace around this time, almost a couple years ago because we couldn’t make a payment. Today I was trying to fight back tears when the ISRO Chairman and Scientific Secretary inaugurated our first proper facility in Bengaluru.
(a long thread, sorry)
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2023 was good. 2024 will be epic! 🚀
Thanks for Lightspeed's and your continued support!
2023 was a momentous year for
@PixxelSpace
- built a global team & a mfg facility to build satellites in-house for us + Indian gov, raised $36m series B with world class investors, scaled revenue, won TIME100 innovation award, Fast Company world's 10 best space startup award,…
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Yesterday was one month since the launch of our satellite. What a night it was and what a month it has been since then! The energy, the passion & the drive of our team has only increased as we forge ahead. Lots more to do and lots more to come!🚀
P.S. Satellite still doing great
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Absolutely stoked to announce the close of our 7M+ seed round as well as finally reveal what we’ve actually been working on
@PixxelSpace
. Excited to deploy some of the best imaging tech that’s ever been put in orbit and bring the benefits of space down to earth. Read more here.
Pixxel closes $7.3M seed round and unveils commercial hyperspectral imaging product by
@etherington
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Hard agree. We were still in college when we started Pixxel. No degree in space or aerospace. Greater than 99.5% of folks we talked to at the beginning thought we were crazy to think we could build and launch satellites. All one needs is determination and a hunger to learn.
@heikki_bear
@passthebeano
I started Oculus VR when I was 19 years old, working a minimum wage job and living in a camper trailer. The tech to make synthetic long-chain hydrocarbons is very well understood and proven.
Dunking on founders for being young and not traditionally-educated is lame.
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ISRO to do a RLV launch by March next year. Plus a whole lot more in the works including scramjets and a shuttle. Source: Talk by the Scientific Secretary of ISRO at the Dubai Expo.
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Elated to share today that
@PixxelSpace
has raised $5 million led by
@BlumeVC
, growX ventures and
@LightspeedIndia
. Satellite imaging veteran Ryan Johnson,
@InventusIndia
and Stanford Angels also participated, completing an amazing set of supporters.
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One of these two is a phone company.
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A 1000 kg rover. Dangling from a crane. Over Mars terrain. Which landed safely. And beamed back images to earth. From a planet that’s 200 million km away.
We can make miracles happen.
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Coolest new place in town! ✨
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The moon has been conquered. Now towards the sun! ☀️
Such a happening time for missions right now. Let’s go 🚀
🚀PSLV-C57/🛰️Aditya-L1 Mission:
The launch of Aditya-L1,
the first space-based Indian observatory to study the Sun ☀️, is scheduled for
🗓️September 2, 2023, at
🕛11:50 Hrs. IST from Sriharikota.
Citizens are invited to witness the launch from the Launch View Gallery at…
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The literal outcome of our team’s blood, sweat and tears! Launching soon to an orbit near you. 🚀
How it started vs how it’s going.
3 days to launch! Stay tuned for more updates.
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Managed to eke out a little time amidst meetings to make a visit to CERN in Geneva. As a physics enthusiast, it was almost a pilgrimage to visit those hallowed halls where we’ve unearthed some of universe’s many mysteries!
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Here’s some FCCs of the Palm Islands image we put on our video showing the level of details that gets unearthed with different bands.
#SeeingTheUnseen
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The stakes involved in engineering for space are sky high. During Apollo, a flaw was found wherein the propulsion tank for the lunar module’s descent engine was compromised just because re-used clothes were used for wiping the tank surface before welding instead of a new cloth!
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India and
@PixxelSpace
set to take off. Quite literally. Future of Indian startups is bright and it’s just starting. 🚀
Ola & Ather are building Bikes 🛵
ePlane Company is building Flying Taxis 🛩️
Pixxel is building Satellites 🛰️
Indian startup tech is going places beyond build apps. Waiting for someone to build Cars 🚗, Planes ✈️ & Rockets 🚀, then we are sorted :)
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Through the Looking-Glass, and What Awais Found There.
That’s our satellite undergoing TVAC tests and a sneak peak at the satellite through the looking glass.
Things looking good. Almost ready for launch later this month. 🚀
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Lockdown has been productive. Glad to have managed to put together a nice cozy book nook for myself. Books are magic! ✨
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Last month, work at Pixxel took me to the ends of the world at Svalbard, where we signed our ground station deal with
@KSAT_Kongsberg
for our first phase of satellites launching next year! Can’t wait to open up a whole new array of possibilities with our hyperspectral data soon.
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Can't wait to launch this baby to space 🚀
More than two years in the making and made with a lot of dedication and effort, the team can’t wait for the satellite to finally go to space and beam down some amazing
#hyperspectral
data. The countdown has begun!
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Space is beautiful ✨.
Here’s Jupiter in the glow of the moon. Also visible: Ganymede, Europa and Callisto to the left and the colourful Io to the right.
© Luis Argerich
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It’s been a long wait at Pixxel for the first launch but we finally have some very exciting updates on the way. Raring to go. Stay tuned. 🚀
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While as an overall ecosystem, this is broadly true in the sense that there needs to be more backing for innovative companies, saying no VC in India has taken bold bets at all is false.
@MohapatraHemant
at Lightspeed,
@sanjaynath
at Blume and others came into Pixxel quite early…
I see a lot of VCs virtue signalling on Twitter about how India needs to up its tech innovation game. And yet they are the first ones to back out of risky bets.
The simple reason why the Indian startup ecosystem lacks innovation is because no VC is ready to take a bet on…
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Did not expect to be sharing this even as late as last week. Especially since the HILS and the thermovac tests went beautifully without hiccups. We even had 3 people quarantining at the launch site to be able to integrate the satellite with the rocket. Gutted but c'est la vie.
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