ISRO's PSLV rocket to launch spacetech startup Pixxel's satellite
Bengaluru-based spacetech startup Pixxel has signed a pact with government-owned NewSpace India (NSIL) to help the startup launch its Earth-imaging satellite on Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket in 2021. This is the first private earth-observation mission in India. Pixxel was founded in 2019 and last raised $5 million in August.