Pixxel Space: Hyper-Spectral Earth Observation Constellations

# Pixxel: Building a Health Monitor for Planet Earth Founded by young BITS Pilani graduates Awais Ahmed and Kshitij Khandelwal, **Pixxel** is building a massive constellation of ultra-high-resolution **hyper-spectral** Earth-imaging satellites. --- ## 1. What is Hyper-Spectral Imaging? Standard cameras capture light in three visible bands: Red, Green, and Blue (RGB). Pixxel's sensors capture light across **hundreds of contiguous spectral bands**, capturing invisible chemical, physical, and biological details of the land below. --- ## 2. High-Impact Applications - **Agriculture:** Detecting early crop diseases, pest infestations, and soil moisture variations long before they are visible to the naked eye. - **Environment:** Pinpointing precise gas leaks, greenhouse gas emissions, and tracking forest degradation. - **Mining & Resources:** Assessing mineral configurations and mapping ocean pollution.