Bellatrix Aerospace tests India's 1st privately built Hall Thruster

Bengaluru-based spacetech startup Bellatrix Aerospace has successfully tested India's "first" privately built Hall Thruster, an electric propulsion system for satellites. It is ideal for micro-satellites weighing 50-500 kilograms and can be scaled up for heavier satellites. The IISc-incubated startup had earlier developed world's first commercial microwave plasma thruster which uses water as fuel.