Updated On: 02 April, 2022 12:48 PM IST | Mumbai | IANS
Being Pixxel`s first fully-fledged satellite, `Shakuntala` hosts one of the highest resolution hyperspectral commercial cameras ever flown to space, bringing it one step closer to building a 24x7 health monitor for the planet

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Spacetech startup Pixxel has successfully launched its first fully-fledged commercial satellite called `Shakuntala` with Elon Musk-run SpaceX`s Falcon-9 rocket.
Being Pixxel`s first fully-fledged satellite, `Shakuntala` hosts one of the highest resolution hyperspectral commercial cameras ever flown to space, bringing it one step closer to building a 24x7 health monitor for the planet, it said in a statement.