Pixxel’s $36M Boost Powers Launch of 6 Satellites with 50x Data Capacity This Year

Usually, public sector undertakings come up with proposals to launch satellites. It is often the work of middle-aged individuals to pioneer such initiatives. However, in the case of Pixxel, two young men, Awais Ahmed and Kshitij Khandelwal, have done a remarkable job. Google-backed space startup Pixxel was co-founded by Ahmed and Khandelwal.  Pixxel is set to launch one of the largest satellite projects outside the ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) by starting to launch the first six of its satellites by June. A constellation of a total of 18 satellites is proposed to be launched by next year. These six … Continue reading Pixxel’s $36M Boost Powers Launch of 6 Satellites with 50x Data Capacity This Year