In-space logistics provider Space Machines Company (SMC) has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to test the deployment of nanosatellites from A.
Over 50 private space tech companies in India are working on space projects
Bellatrix Aerospace, a space-tech startup has recently announced a partnership with Skyroot Aerospace to ship small satellites into various orbits. As per the partnership, Bellatrix Aerospace is building a “Space Taxi” and this vehicle will be launched on the Vikram rocket of Skyroot Aerospace.
Electric and chemically powered thrusters or engines have been built by Bellatrix Aerospace to manoeuvre satellites in the space. Bellatrix also partnered with SatSure a few days ago to strengthen its remote sensing satellites’ fleet.
A media agency reported that according to the co-founder of Bellatrix Aerospace, Yashas Karanam, Bellatrix Aerospace aims to launch the space vehicle into the lower orbit of the earth in the year 2023. Yashas added that this “taxi in space” will offer ridesharing to small satellites and will drop each passenger to their intended slots in the space.
Space taxi for satellites? Two Indian startups sign pact to build vehicle
Space technology startup Bellatrix Aerospace, which is creating a vehicle that will work as taxi in space , will launch on the Vikram rocket of Skyroot Aerospace
BusinessToday.In | February 9, 2021 | Updated 16:21 IST
Since India opened up the space sector for private players, over 50 startups have emerged which are building rockets, satellites
Space technology startup Bellatrix Aerospace has partnered with its peer Skyroot Aerospace to ferry small satellites into multiple orbits.
Bellatrix Aerospace, which is creating a vehicle that will work as taxi in space , will launch on the Vikram rocket of Skyroot Aerospace.
Skyroot Aerospace and Bellatrix Aerospace have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to use the Orbital Transfer Vehicle being developed by Bellatrix Aerospace in the upper stage of Vikram series of launch vehicles being developed by Skyroot. An Orbital Transfer Vehicle is a spacecraft that can perform various in-orbit operations including deployment of customer payload to precise orbits, allowing a launch vehicle to deliver satellites to more orbits than what was conventionally possible. In simple terms, it is like a taxi in space to take satellites to their operational orbits. Skyroot and Bellatrix plan to have the first mission of a Vikram launcher with an Orbital Transfer Vehicle by 2023.