Had the launch proceeded as scheduled, Pixxel<\/a> would have been the first private Indian company to have launched an earth observation satellite into lower earth orbit.
“Due to certain software issues that surfaced during the final satellite testing, we have decided not to proceed with our launch on the PSLV C51 mission scheduled for the 28th of this month,” the company said in a statement.
It has decided to postpone the launch by a few weeks, giving it enough time to reevaluate the satellite’s software and test it rigorously before it looks for the nearest launch window.
“Given the time and effort that has gone into making the satellite, it did not make sense to rush a satellite to launch in which we do not have complete confidence at this time,” Pixxel added.
The PSLV C51, India’s first space mission for the year, will continue as scheduled, with the primary payload being Brazilian earth observation satellite Amazonia<\/a>. It will also carry 17 smaller satellites.
Pixxel had earlier planned to launch its first satellite atop a Russian Soyuz rocket in mid-2020, but the launch was first pushed to late 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic before being delayed further. In December the company signed a deal with ISRO to launch atop its PSLV workhorse.
The company’s partnership with ISRO came soon after the creation of IN-SPACe, an independent nodal agency under the DoS for allowing space activities and use of the department’s facilities.
Pixxel was one of the finalists of the Best on Campus category in the 2020 edition of The Economic Times Startup Awards. The startup was a close runner-up for the award, which was bagged by Bellatrix, another space technology startup, which builds electric propulsion engines for satellites.<\/body>","next_sibling":[{"msid":81183002,"title":"Industry bodies push back against MeitY\u2019s new blockchain roadmap","entity_type":"ARTICLE","link":"\/news\/industry-bodies-push-back-against-meitys-new-blockchain-roadmap\/81183002","category_name":null,"category_name_seo":"telecomnews"}],"related_content":[{"msid":"81174793","title":"Pixxel founders","entity_type":"IMAGES","seopath":"tech\/technology\/space-startup-pixxels-satellite-launch-delayed-again\/pixxel-founders","category_name":"Space startup Pixxel\u2019s satellite launch delayed again","synopsis":"Pixxel founders - Kshitij Khandelwal (L) and Awais Ahmed (R)","thumb":"https:\/\/etimg.etb2bimg.com\/thumb\/img-size-575954\/81174793.cms?width=150&height=112","link":"\/image\/tech\/technology\/space-startup-pixxels-satellite-launch-delayed-again\/pixxel-founders\/81174793"}],"msid":81183006,"entity_type":"ARTICLE","title":"Space startup Pixxel\u2019s satellite launch delayed again","synopsis":"The Bengaluru-based firm said that the decision to pull out of the launch five days before lift-off was due to software glitches detected during the final stages of the satellite\u2019s testing.","titleseo":"telecomnews\/space-startup-pixxels-satellite-launch-delayed-again","status":"ACTIVE","authors":[],"Alttitle":{"minfo":""},"artag":"ETtech","artdate":"2021-02-24 08:45:04","lastupd":"2021-02-24 08:45:24","breadcrumbTags":["Pixxel","Anand","space technology startup pixxel","PSLV C51","Amazonia","satellite launch","Industry","Spacetech"],"secinfo":{"seolocation":"telecomnews\/space-startup-pixxels-satellite-launch-delayed-again"}}" data-authors="[" "]" data-category-name="" data-category_id="" data-date="2021-02-24" data-index="article_1">
空间技术启动Pixxel周二表示,它不会发射第一颗人造卫星的阿南德在即将到来的PSLV C51单片机任务,计划于2月28日,由于技术问题。Bengaluru-based公司表示,决定退出发射升空前五天是由于软件故障检测在卫星的最后阶段的测试。
发射如期进行,Pixxel会是第一个私人印度公司已经启动了一个地球观测卫星送入低地球轨道。
“由于某些软件的问题出现在最后的卫星测试期间,我们决定不继续运载了PSLV C51使命定于本月28日,”该公司在一份声明中说。
已经决定推迟几周的推出,给它足够的时间来重新评估这颗卫星的软件和测试它之前严格寻找最近的发射窗口。
“考虑到时间和精力已经到卫星,它没有意义冲卫星发射,我们没有完整的信心在这个时候,“Pixxel补充道。
PSLV C51,印度今年的第一次太空任务,将继续按计划,巴西主要的有效载荷是地球观测卫星亚马逊。它还将携带17小卫星。
Pixxel早先计划发射第一颗人造卫星在俄罗斯联盟号火箭在2020年中期,但发射第一次被推到2020年底由于Covid-19大流行之前进一步延迟。12月该公司签署了一项协议,ISRO推出在PSLV主力。
ISRO公司的伙伴关系来建立太空后不久,一个独立的节点机构在DoS下允许空间活动和使用部门的设施。
Pixxel入围者之一最好的校园类2020年版的《经济时报》启动奖。的启动是一个接近亚军奖,贝拉特里克斯,袋装的另一个空间技术创业,构建电力推进引擎卫星。
发射如期进行,Pixxel会是第一个私人印度公司已经启动了一个地球观测卫星送入低地球轨道。
“由于某些软件的问题出现在最后的卫星测试期间,我们决定不继续运载了PSLV C51使命定于本月28日,”该公司在一份声明中说。
已经决定推迟几周的推出,给它足够的时间来重新评估这颗卫星的软件和测试它之前严格寻找最近的发射窗口。
“考虑到时间和精力已经到卫星,它没有意义冲卫星发射,我们没有完整的信心在这个时候,“Pixxel补充道。
PSLV C51,印度今年的第一次太空任务,将继续按计划,巴西主要的有效载荷是地球观测卫星亚马逊。它还将携带17小卫星。
Pixxel早先计划发射第一颗人造卫星在俄罗斯联盟号火箭在2020年中期,但发射第一次被推到2020年底由于Covid-19大流行之前进一步延迟。12月该公司签署了一项协议,ISRO推出在PSLV主力。
ISRO公司的伙伴关系来建立太空后不久,一个独立的节点机构在DoS下允许空间活动和使用部门的设施。
Pixxel入围者之一最好的校园类2020年版的《经济时报》启动奖。的启动是一个接近亚军奖,贝拉特里克斯,袋装的另一个空间技术创业,构建电力推进引擎卫星。
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