This Indian startup is cutting the cost of putting satellites in space, making them last longer
Bengaluru-based Bellatrix Aerospace has developed a new propulsion system that lets satellites taken on more payload. It has also landed ISRO as its first client.For decades, space exploration has bee...
- Now, Indian companies too are entering the niche area of space technology.
- Rohan M Ganapathy, an aeronautical engineer, realised the potential in this area and wanted to develop an alternative solution to existing satellite fuel propulsion.
- Together, they founded Bellatrix Aerospace in 2015.Today, its claim to fame is an indigenous electric propulsion system for satellites, called Microwave Plasma Thrusters (MPT).
- (MPT)Let's dive into a little background to understand why this is such a big deal: there are two types of satellite propulsion systems - primary propulsion and secondary propulsion.
- This drastically brings down the fuel weight and the overall payload weight.