Bellatrix Aerospace, which became the first private Indian company to develop and test a Hall-effect thruster (a type of electric propulsion system), said late Thursday evening that the partnership with L&T makes it a “great build” to work closely with them. will allow. Products for the world”.
Bellatrix said, “We are confident that by combining L&T’s proven capabilities in fulfilling Indian space programs with our strengths in advanced propulsion and associated technologies, this unique collaboration can help enable cost-effective and sustainable access to space. Is.”
The agreements were signed during the Expo 2020 event in Dubai on Thursday.
A person with knowledge of the matter told ET that the partnership with Bellatrix was not just to leverage the space-grade manufacturing capabilities that L&T has built up over the past few decades, but also to jointly develop products and service demand. towards manufacturing. use of private space.
“The partnership is geared more towards joint development and manufacturing of certain new products, a unique combination of startups partnering with a larger firm after the advent of new space laws,” said the person requesting anonymity. Details as to said deal is not yet public.
ET could not ascertain further details about Dhruv Space’s partnership with L&T. A company spokesperson did not respond to calls and messages at the time of publishing this story. A Bellatrix spokesperson declined to comment, saying more details would emerge at a later date.
While Bellatrix has developed unique propellants for space vehicles and satellites, Dhruv is the developer of? satellites and launch platforms. Bellatrix and Dhruv have also signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the space qualification of their thrusters.
The development of a “space taxi” To send multiple satellites into orbit on a single launch vehicle.
Bellatrix also has a partnership with SkyRoot Aerospace, which is
Building an economical small satellite launch vehicle For your orbital transfer vehicle. It had signed third MoU with space-based earth-observation company
Satsure To provide the propulsion system for its small satellites that will be launched into low Earth orbit sometime in December 2022.
Bellatrix is also the first firm in the world to develop a microwave plasma thruster that uses only water as fuel for which it has received an order from the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). The company has also done a lot of work on developing alternative fuels for rockets in its Propulsion Lab setup at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru.