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Pixxel

operating 201–500 employees

Operates a hyperspectral Earth observation satellite constellation and analytics platform for agriculture, energy, environment, and mining

About

Pixxel designs, manufactures, and operates a constellation of hyperspectral Earth observation microsatellites capable of imaging across 250+ spectral bands in the visible, near-infrared, and short-wave infrared ranges at 5-meter spatial resolution. The company's Firefly constellation, with six satellites in orbit as of early 2025, provides 24-hour revisit capability and 40-kilometer swath width for global coverage.

Pixxel also develops Aurora, a cloud-native Earth observation studio that processes raw satellite data into analytical products for agriculture, energy, environment, forestry, mining, and government applications. The platform offers pre-built AI/ML models, spectral indices, and automated workflows accessible through a no-code interface. Founded in 2019, the company has partnerships with the US National Reconnaissance Office and India's IN-SPACe agency, and operates from offices in El Segundo, California and Bengaluru, India.

Products & Services

Cloud-native Earth observation studio with no-code analytics, AI/ML models, and automated workflows for processing satellite imagery
Hyperspectral Earth observation microsatellite constellation with six satellites in orbit, capturing 250+ spectral bands at 5-meter resolution

Locations

Bengaluru, India
Engineering HQ
El Segundo, CA
Corporate HQ

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Overview

Founded 2019
HQ El Segundo, California, USA
Type Private Company

Leadership

Founder & CEO
Founder & CTO
Eiji Yafuso
Chief Science Officer
Manas Gupta
VP, Electronics
Ravi Suhag
SVP, Engineering
Srishti Bajpai
SVP, Finance
Allyson Jenkins
VP, Public Sector

Classification