Bellatrix Aerospace
| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Aerospace |
| Founded | 2015 |
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| Headquarters | Bangalore, Karnataka , India |
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| Website | www |
Bellatrix Aerospace is an Indian private aerospace manufacturer and small satellite manufacturing company, headquartered in Bangalore, Karnataka. The company was established in 2015[2] and in June 2022, the company raised $8 million in a Series A funding round to pursue the development of in-space propulsion systems.[3]
Name[edit]
The name Bellatrix is from the Latin bellātrix which means "female warrior". It was also used in naming the red supergiant star Bellatrix.
History[edit]
Bellatrix Aerospace had initially proposed the development of its small-lift orbital class launch vehicle named Chetak and had planned for its launch in 2023. [4] The two-stage Chetak was to be powered by a number of its proposed Aeon engines which would use liquid methane as propellant.[5] Later in 2019, water was proposed as a propellant for an electric propulsion system.[2][6] On 8 February 2021, Bellatrix Aerospace announced its partnership with Skyroot Aerospace.[7] However, on 9 February 2022, Founder Rohan Ganapathy announced on Twitter that the company had stopped working on its rocket and instead focusing exclusively on propulsion systems.[8]
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References[edit]
- ^ Kumar, Chethan (12 November 2022). "Bellatrix Aerospace opens new facility; Isro chief inaugurates". Times of India. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Indian startup Bellatrix Aerospace raises $3 million". Spacenews.com.
- ^ Si-Soo, Park (6 June 2022). "India's Bellatrix Aerospace raises $8 million Series a for in-space propulsion project". Spacenews.
- ^ "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.
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