Bellatrix Aerospace
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Aerospace |
| Founded | 2015 |
| Founder |
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| Headquarters | , |
Key people |
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| Products | Chetak, Garuda |
| Services | Launch vehicle, Electric Propulsion Systems and Chemical Propulsion Rocket Engines [1] |
| Website | www |
Bellatrix Aerospace, is an Indian private aerospace manufacturer and small satellite company, headquartered in Bangalore, India. The company was established in 2015.[2] It plans to launch its own rocket named Chetak in 2023.[3] The two-stage Chetak rocket is powered by a number of their own Aeon engines. The Chetak rocket will use liquid methane as fuel.[4] In 2019 it announced plans to use water as propellant for an electric propulsion system.[2][5] On 8th February 2021 they announced that they partnered with Skyroot Aerospace. [6] On 9th February 2022, Rohan announced on Twitter that Bellatrix has stopped work on its rocket.[7]
In June 2022, the company raised $8 million in a Series A funding round to pursue the development of in-space propulsion systems.[8]
See also
- Comparison of orbital launch systems
- Indian Space Research Organisation
- New Space India Limited
- Pixxel
- Satellize
- List of private spaceflight companies
- Skyroot Aerospace
References
- ^ https://www.linkedin.com/company/bellatrix-aerospace/about/ [bare URL]
- ^ a b "Indian startup Bellatrix Aerospace raises $3 million". Spacenews.com.
- ^ "Bellatrix Aerospace". Forbes.
- ^ "Rohan Ganapathy & Yashas Karanam: In propulsion mode". Forbes_India.
- ^ "This B'luru Startup Helps ISRO Set up Satellites in a Cheap, Eco-friendly Manner". 26 March 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ @BellatrixAero (8 February 2021). "Thrilled announce our new product,..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Harsh, hello! We have stopped work on launch vehicles". Twitter. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ^ https://spacenews.com/indias-bellatrix-aerospace-raises-8-million-series-a-for-in-space-propulsion-project/
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