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Bellatrix Aerospace - Chetak

Launcher name	Chetak
Rocket status	Cancelled
First launch	2024
Launch cost	$2M
Cost per kg	13330 $/kg
Performance	150 kg
Propellant type	Liquid
Reusability	Development
Comment	As of June 2024, there is no mention of the rocket on the website.
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Company	Bellatrix Aerospace
Oneliner	Bellatrix Aerospace is an Indian New Space company specialising in In-space propulsion systems & orbital launch vehicles.
Notes	Bellatrix Aerospace successfully tests India’s first privately developed Hall-effect thruster, 2021-05-29. Indian propulsion maker joins US expansion push, 2025-04-10.
Funding	$11M
Location	India
Founded	2015
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