Bellatrix Aerospace

Indian maker of satellite thrusters, including electric Hall thrusters and a green propellant system, a less hazardous alternative to hydrazine, that has fired in orbit on ISRO's POEM test platform. (1 product in the atlas)

Products, by altitude

Low Earth orbit · 160–2,000 km

Testing
Rudra green propulsion
Satellite thruster using a greener fuel than hydrazine

Known rounds

Date	Round	Amount	Led by
Jun 2022	Series A	$8M	BASF Venture Capital, Inflexor Ventures⁠¹
Jun 2019	Pre-Series A	$3M	IDFC-Parampara, StartupXseed, Karsemven Fund, Survam Partners⁠²

Milestones

Jan 2025 Bellatrix reported its Rudra 1N green propulsion system fired for 60 seconds in orbit on ISRO's PSLV-C60 POEM-4 platform, the company's third successful in-orbit firing. Company statement⁠³

Sources

Inc42Jun 1, 2022
Inc42Jun 24, 2019
Bellatrix Aerospace newsJan 1, 2025