New Delhi, May 6 -- US-India-based space technology company Pixxel has secured a contract from the US National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) under its Commercial Systems Program Office to support advanced remote sensing capabilities.

The contract has been awarded under the Strategic Commercial Enhancements Commercial Solutions Opening programme. It focuses on integrating emerging hyperspectral data into the agency's growing remote sensing architecture.

According to Pixxel, the award supported the government's ongoing effort to evaluate and leverage commercial technology for national requirements.

The company utilized its on-orbit Firefly constellation to demonstrate the utility of hyperspectral imagery (HSI). This technology provided spe...