# Pixxel Honeybee Zero hyperspectral imager
*sensor . products*

Pushbroom VSWIR hyperspectral imaging spectrometer and primary payload on Pixxel's single-satellite Honeybee Zero technology demonstrator. First Pixxel instrument to cover the full visible-to-shortwave-infrared range: approximately 450 contiguous bands from 400 to 2550 nm at 8 m native GSD across a 5 km swath. Designed, built, and integrated in-house by Pixxel at its MegaPixxel facility in Bengaluru. As of May 2026, Honeybee Zero has not launched; all specifications are per Pixxel pre-launch operator documentation. Launch vehicle unconfirmed. No commissioning data or user imagery available.

## Specifications
- **product status**: in-development
- **manufacturer**: pixxel
- **sensor**: {"instrument_family":"passive-optical","measurement_principle":"passive","spectral_range_nm":{"min":400,"max":2550},"spectral_band_count":450,"gsd_m":{"native":8},"swath_km":5,"bit_depth":10}
- **last verified date**: "2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z"
- **verified by**: sw
- **claim status**: unclaimed
- **deployment context**: orbital

## Compositional position
- pixxel-honeybee-hb0 (missions) --[mission_payloads]--> Pixxel Honeybee Zero hyperspectral imager
- minerals (topics) --[topic_capabilities]--> Pixxel Honeybee Zero hyperspectral imager
- pixxel-firefly-imager (products) --[successor]--> Pixxel Honeybee Zero hyperspectral imager

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Source: https://eo-atlas.org/products/sensor/honeybee-hb0
Maintainer: SpectraWorks B.V. (CC-BY 4.0)