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Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
A new generation of Indian entrepreneurs are building ambitious companies in space tech. One of them, Bellatrix Aerospace, has now set its sights on the global race to build a satellite for an ultra-low orbit.
Bellatrix Aerospace is setting itself up for one of the most challenging pursuits in space tech. After spending almost a decade building propulsion systems for satellites, the Bengaluru-based startup now wants to make full-fledged satellites.
That too for one of the most hostile frontiers in space: very low earth orbit, or VLEO, which is 150 to 400 km above the earth. At such low altitudes, atmospheric friction and severe temperature swings can burn poorly designed satellites within weeks. Building satellites for VLEO can spook even the best of startups.
Not Bellatrix. In March 2026, it demonstrated its tech chops for …
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