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Abhay Egoor, CTO & Co-founder, Dhruva Space, with Kshitij Khandelwal, CTO & Founder, Pixxel

In a landmark collaboration between two of India’s rising private space stars, Dhruva Space and Pixxel have joined forces to redefine the future of satellite infrastructure. The Hyderabad based fullstack Space Tech company, Dhruva Space, is set to supply its cutting edge Solis+ Space grade solar panels to Pixxel’s next-generation hyperspectral satellite constellation.

Pixxel, headquartered in Bengaluru, is globally recognized for developing the world’s highest-resolution hyperspectral satellites. With this partnership, it gains a reliable, high-performance power system tailored for the harsh realities of space. Dhruva Space’s Solis+ panels are engineered in-house using high efficiency triple junction GaAs solar cells with up to 30% conversion efficiency. Designed for Low-Earth Orbit operations, these panels deliver kilowatt-class power, making them suitable for high-demand payloads.

“This collaboration reflects a shared drive toward engineering excellence,” said Kshitij Khandelwal, Founder and CTO of Pixxel. “When you’re launching spacecraft that aim to monitor environmental and industrial changes at hyperspectral levels, power reliability becomes mission- critical. Dhruva Space’s Solis+ gives us that trust factor precision built, tested, and qualified right here in India.”

Abhay Egoor, CTO and Co-founder at Dhruva Space, echoed the excitement: “It’s rare globally to find companies that not only design and manufacture solar panels for space but also qualify and export them. With Solis+, we’re not just meeting world standards we’re setting them.” He added that this is not merely a supply agreement but a testament to the maturing of India’s private Space ecosystem.

Pixxel’s latest Firefly satellites launched in 2025 laid the foundation for this expansion. The upcoming fleet powered by Dhruva’s panels is designed to achieve daily Earth revisit with unprecedented spectral detail. The insights enabled by these satellites are expected to revolutionize monitoring in sectors such as agriculture, oil and gas, mining, and climate.

With a presence in 5 global markets already, Dhruva Space is aggressively scaling its manufacturing capabilities. A new 280,000 sq. ft. facility in Hyderabad is underway, featuring dedicated solar array and spacecraft integration zones one of the largest of its kind in South Asia.

This partnership is not just about two companies joining hands. It’s a signal to the global market that India is no longer an up-and-comer in space it’s here, it’s capable, and it’s building space grade hardware with flight heritage, scalability, and export readiness.

As India’s space-tech startups move from launches to longterm partnerships and global exports, the Pixxel–Dhruva alliance may become the blueprint for private collaboration in India’s NewSpace era.


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