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Two start-ups Pixxel Space and Dhruva Space launched satellites successfully onboard SpaceX's Falcon-9 rocket on Wednesday from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The launch of three Firefly satellites of Pixxel marked the completion of the first phase of the start-up's constellation of six hyperspectral satellites that would have a closer and clearer look at the Earth. "All 3 Fireflies successfully deployed," Awais Ahmed, founder and CEO of Bengaluru-based Pixxel Space said in a post on X. Pixxel had launched three Firefly satellites in January this year. Hyderabad-based Dhruva Space is also launching its first commercial LEAP-01 satellite carrying payloads from Australia-based Akula Tech and Esper Satellites. LEAP-01 is the first hosted payload mission carried out by DhruvaSpace for two Australian firms. "Our earlier launches showed what was possible; this one shows what's next. Expanding to six Fireflies will transform hyperspectral imaging from isolated snapshots into

Bengaluru-based space start-up Pixxel Space is launching three more hyperspectral earth imaging satellites onboard SpaceX's Falcon-9 rocket on Tuesday night, marking the completion of the first phase of Firefly -- India's maiden private earth imaging satellite constellation. Hyderabad-based Dhruva Space is also launching its first commercial LEAP-01 mission carrying payloads from Australia-based Akula Tech and Esper Satellites onboard the Falcon-9 rocket from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Pixxel had launched the first set of three Firefly satellites in January and the additional three satellites would mark the completion of the first phase of the constellation, creating a six-satellite network in the sun-synchronous low earth orbit at 550 km. Each compact approximately 50-kilogram satellite carries advanced sensors powerful enough to deliver the highest-resolution commercial hyperspectral imagery available, capturing data in more than 135 spectral bands at 5-metre .

V Narayanan said Isro engineers' insistence on a full check forced SpaceX to fix a leaking oxygen line, failing which the Axiom-4 launch would have been catastrophic

Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla made history as Axiom Mission 4 lifted off aboard SpaceX's Falcon 9 from Nasa's Kennedy Space Centre; ISS docking set for June 26 at 4:30 pm IST

Shubhanshu Shukla, who will be at the International Space Station for 14 days, is expected to carry out a series of scientific experiments

Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla will spend 14 days aboard ISS under Axiom-4 mission. He will be carried to the orbit by SpaceX's Falcon 9

The Axiom-4 launch will commence from Launch Complex 39A at Nasa's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The crew will be utilising a new SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, launched by its Falcon 9 rocket

Originally set for June 11, the Ax-4 launch was delayed after a Falcon 9 oxygen leak and a separate issue in the ISS's Russian-built Zvezda module prompted safety checks

In a statement, SpaceX announced that it was 'standing down' from the Falcon 9 launch of the Axiom-4 mission, which will be carrying Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and three others

With New Glenn's entry into the space market, a new rivalry is expected to begin between Elon Musk's SpaceX and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin

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Isro doesn't have operational launch vehicles to handle the GSAT-N2's 4,700 kg payload, leading to the first-ever collaboration with SpaceX

SpaceX will launch India's GSAT-20 satellite, enhancing communication capacity and supporting initiatives like Smart Cities. The partnership comes after ISRO's heavy-lift limitations

SpaceX is launching 20 more Starlink satellites into space. The company operates over 6,400 Starlink spacecraft in LEO and out of these, over 250 are DTC satellites

SpaceX to launch Europe's Hera asteroid probe that aims to understand the post-impact evaluation in Dimorphos

The crew of four on board SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission soared to a record 1,400 km above Earth - the farthest humans have travelled since the Apollo programme over 50 years ago

SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 rocket on September 10, which was originally scheduled for August 28 but was delayed due to a helium leak and further postponed due to bad weather around Florida

SpaceX launches are on hold after a booster rocket toppled over in flames while landing Wednesday. The Federal Aviation Administration grounded the company's Falcon 9 rockets and ordered an investigation following the predawn accident off the Florida coast. No injuries or public damage were reported. It's too early to know how much impact this will have on SpaceX's upcoming crew flights, one private and the other for NASA. A billionaire's chartered flight was delayed just a few hours earlier because of a poor weather forecast. The rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and got all 21 Starlink internet satellites to orbit. But the first-stage booster fell over in a fireball moments after landing on an ocean platform, the first such accident in years. It was the 23rd time this particular booster had launched, a recycling record for SpaceX. The FAA said it must approve SpaceX's accident findings and corrective action before the company can resume Falcon 9 launches.

The company finished rehearsals and a static fire test for the Falcon-9 rocket, set to launch four astronauts on August 27 from Nasa's Kennedy Space Centre

SpaceX engineers were able to determine the root cause of the issue mere hours after the botched flight