Pixxel-led Consortium has signed an agreement with IN‑SPACe to design, build, and operate India’s first national EO constellation
- Pixxel-led Consortium comprises Piersight Space, Satsure Analytics India, and Dhruva Space.
- Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) is India’s nodal agency that authorises, regulates, and promotes private sector participation in space activities.
Key features of the EO constellation Project
- PPP Model: It will be executed under a Public–Private Partnership (PPP) framework.
- The project will create a complete end-to-end Earth Observation ecosystem, from satellite deployment to value-added geospatial analytics.
- Constellation: It will consist of 12 satellites covering very high-resolution optical, multispectral, synthetic aperture radar (SAR), and hyperspectral imaging.
- Project scale: ₹1,200 crore investment over a 5-year period.
- Strategic shift: Transition from government-built to industry-operated national EO infrastructure.
About Earth Observation Satellites
- Satellites that monitor and collect data about Earth’s surface, oceans, and atmosphere using optical, multispectral, hyperspectral, and radar sensors
- Its major applications span areas such as agriculture, disaster management, climate change studies, urban planning, water resource management, and national security.
- Strategic value: Supports early warning systems, evidence-based policymaking, and self-reliance in geospatial data.
- India’s major Earth Observation satellites include HySIS, Cartosat-3, RISAT-2B, and EOS-07, etc.
