India, March 18 -- Spacetech startup Pixxel has commissioned three Firefly satellites and released high-resolution hyperspectral images today.

In a Linkedin post, its founder and CEO Awais Ahmad wrote ".excited to reveal first light images from all three of the Fireflies that launched recently! A new era in earth observation begins now."

The images, captured by satellites launched on SpaceX's Transporter-12 mission in January, showcase the Ganga, Saloum River Delta in Senegal, and the Sundarbans. These images provide insights into environmental conditions through more than 150 spectral bands.

Pixxel plans to launch three more satellites by mid-2025 as part of its roadmap to build a full-scale hyperspectral constellation by 2026, PTI re...