Space startup Pixxel, which is based out of Bengaluru has made history on Wednesday by launching India's first private constellation of earth imaging satellites called Firefly, thereby making a grand entrance into the fast-emerging field of hyper-spectral imaging.

India's space tech startup Pixxel launched three of its six hyperspectral imaging satellites aboard a SpaceX rocket from California on Tuesday. The satellites were launched at 1915 GMT, just after midnight in India,

Two Indian startups based in Karnataka's Bengaluru on Wednesday announced the launch of their satellites to monitor the earth and objects orbiting around it closely, marking a new era for private firms in the space sector.