TelePIX was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. It specializes in satellite technology and AI-driven solutions for space applications. TelePIX aims to provide comprehensive satellite AI solutions, focusing on climate and environmental monitoring, national defense, security, and industrial applications. Its mission centers on advancing satellite technology through AI integration to enable real-time data processing and innovative space-based services.
TelePIX designs and builds CubeSats, with a focus on advanced optical payloads and onboard AI processing. The company develops high-resolution imaging systems, such as the electro-optical payload on its BlueBON satellite, optimized for CubeSats. TelePIX emphasizes edge computing and AI-driven data analysis directly on satellites, reducing reliance on ground-based processing. It holds a patent for its focus-adjustment technology used in BlueBON’s optical payload, showcasing its innovation in compact satellite imaging systems.
Core Technologies
- TetraPLEX AI Processor: A standout technology, TetraPLEX is an onboard AI processor enabling real-time, high-speed parallel processing of satellite data in space. This marks a global first for big data AI model processing in extreme space conditions.
- Advanced Optical Payloads: BlueBON’s 4.8-meter resolution electro-optical system uses patented focus-adjustment technology, eliminating the need for additional mechanical systems, which is ideal for compact CubeSats. TelePIX is the second company globally, and the first outside the U.S., to develop this capability independently.
- Satellite Platforms: TelePIX develops CubeSat platforms tailored for diverse applications, including climate monitoring and defense.
Key Products and Services
- BlueBON Satellite: The world’s first satellite dedicated to monitoring blue carbon (carbon stored in marine ecosystems like mangroves and sargassum beds), equipped with a high-resolution optical payload.
- TetraPLEX AI Processor: It enables edge computing and AI-driven data analysis on satellites, enhancing efficiency for real-time applications.
- Satellite Platforms and Data Services: TelePIX offers end-to-end solutions, from CubeSat development to AI-based data processing for climate, defense, and industrial uses.
Notable Projects and Missions
- BlueBON Mission: Launched in 2024, BlueBON is a 6U-class CubeSat focused on blue carbon monitoring, with ongoing efforts to refine imaging through radiation correction and focus adjustments over three months post-launch.
- TetraPLEX Demonstration: It was completed in August 2024, marking the first real-time AI processing in space, validated at IAC 2024.
On May 30, 2025, TelePIX released the first high-resolution images from BlueBON, highlighting its capability to monitor marine ecosystems. TelePIX plans to enhance BlueBON’s imaging accuracy over the next three months and expand into the carbon credit market and satellite-based climate monitoring exports.TelePIX is pioneering onboard AI processing and compact optical payloads, reducing dependency on ground infrastructure and enabling real-time data applications. Its BlueBON mission sets a precedent for environmental monitoring satellites, contributing to global sustainability efforts. The company’s focus on CubeSats and AI positions it as a leader in the small satellite market, addressing niche applications like blue carbon monitoring.
