Pixxel raises $100M for Earth intelligence

Pixxel raised $100 million in Series C, bringing total funding to $195 million, to expand hyperspectral satellites, Aurora Earth-intelligence software, sovereign space systems, and manufacturing, according to the company’s funding announcement. The first Honeybee satellite is expected to launch in 2027, so the round funds a future sensing network rather than proving live coverage or decision accuracy. Teams evaluating AI-powered Earth-observation trust should file Pixxel as a supplier to watch and ask for sensor availability, revisit cadence, and validated decisions before treating satellite AI as operational data.