India, May 4 -- Spacetech startup Pixxel plans to launch India's first orbital data centre satellite in the last quarter of 2026, undertaking its end-to-end lifecycle from designing to operating. The startup has partnered with AI startup Sarvam to build the satellite, named Pathfinder.

Ahead of building the satellite, the startup is expected to inaugurate Gigapixxel, its upcoming manufacturing facility that has been built with a capacity of producing 100 satellite units. The Pathfinder will be designed at Gigapixxel.

"Ground-based data centres are facing increasing constraints around energy, land, regulation, and scale, and the current model is becoming harder to sustain environmentally. Orbital data centres open up a new frontier, wher...