PlanetiQ has reached out to the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) for launch opportunities using the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV).
Development and testing of the first two Pyxis-RO sensors has been underway since last spring. The satellite-based Pyxis-RO will track Global Navigation Satellite Signals (GNSS) traveling through Earth’s atmosphere and convert them into dense, precise measurements of global temperature, pressure and water vapor using a technique called Radio Occultation (RO). Though not unique to the U.S.’ GPS system this method is commonly referred to as GPS-RO. PlanetiQ’s Pyxis-RO is able to track signals from all four major satellite navigation systems — GPS, Galileo, BeiDou and Glonass. The high sensitivity of the Pyxis-RO allows it to routinely probe deep into the atmosphere down to the lowest 1,000 meters.