Pixxel-led Consortium Signs Historic Pact for India's First Private EO Satellite Constellation

• A Pixxel-led consortium, including Dhruva Space, PierSight, and SatSure, signed an agreement with IN-SPACe to build and operate India’s national Earth Observation (EO) satellite constellation.
• This marks India's first privately led national EO system under a public-private partnership (PPP) framework, with an investment of over ₹1,200 crore over five years.
• Pixxel will design, build, own, and operate the constellation, shifting from state-built to privately executed and financed models for national space infrastructure.
• The fleet of 12 satellites will include high-resolution optical, multispectral, SAR, and hyperspectral imaging capabilities, providing data for government and commercial use.
• The project signifies growing confidence in Indian private space firms to deliver large-scale, mission-critical systems, positioning India among few nations with private EO infrastructure.

Why It Matters: India launches its first private-led national Earth Observation satellite constellation via a historic Pixxel-IN-SPACe pact.