Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Bengaluru-based space startup Pixxel scripted history on Wednesday by launching the country's first private constellation of earth imaging satellites, Firefly, making a grand entry into the fast emerging field of hyper-spectral imaging. India News | Pixxel Launches India's First Private Satellite Constellation for Earth Imaging.

The satellites will be placed in a sun-synchronous orbit at roughly 550 km.