USA’s National Reconnaissance Office awards contract to Bengaluru space startup Pixxel to provide hyperspectral imagery

By leveraging the orbiting Firefly constellation (a constellation of hyperspectral satellites), Pixxel will demonstrate that hyperspectral images (HSI) can provide spectral insight. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL EDITING

Bengaluru space startup Pixxel has been awarded a contract by the US National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) for advanced commercial remote sensing capabilities.

The contract was awarded by NRO’s Commercial Systems Program Office as part of the Strategic Commercial Improvements Commercial Solutions Opening.

It was published – 05 May 2026 17:14 IST