{"id":108318,"date":"2021-02-09T10:51:10","date_gmt":"2021-02-09T10:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/?p=108318"},"modified":"2021-02-09T10:51:20","modified_gmt":"2021-02-09T10:51:20","slug":"bellatrix-aerospace-to-develop-a-space-taxi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/bellatrix-aerospace-to-develop-a-space-taxi\/","title":{"rendered":"Bellatrix Aerospace to Develop a Space Taxi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Question: Bellatrix Aerospace Company is based in which of the following country?<br><\/strong>a) Belgium<br>b) Sweden<br>c) India<br>d) Netherlands<br><strong>Answer: (c)<br>Related Facts:-<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Bellatrix Aerospace an Indian startup company based in Bengaluru is going to develop a space taxi.<\/li><li>The space taxi is an orbital transfer vehicle (OTV) that will transport small satellites into multiple orbits.<\/li><li>It is being considered as a pioneering break from convention.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The OTV will be launched in 2023 on the upper stage of the Vikram rocket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>It should be known that the Vikram Rocket is being developed by Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace.<\/li><li>The vehicle is expected to reduce the cost of access to space for communication and earth observation satellites.<\/li><li>To get to space, small satellites are often tagged onto a bigger one.<\/li><li>When the orbit of a small satellite is different from the larger satellite, they have to burn fuel to reach the intended orbit.<\/li><li>An OTV can solve this problem because it is capable of working with multiple orbits.<\/li><li>Bellatrix co-founder Yashas Karanam informed that the OTV is like a bigger satellite taking smaller ones to different orbits.<\/li><li>Generally very small satellites normally go where the primary payload goes sometimes they don\u2019t get suitable orbit slots.<\/li><li>The OTV will help place the satellite in a precise orbit while sharing a ride with other payloads.<\/li><li>Bellatrix Aerospace CEO Rohan Muralidhar said that the increasing demand for timely satellite constellation deployment in different orbits needs proper technologies.<\/li><li>Therefore rideshare missions has not only made OTVs attractive but also necessary.<\/li><li>With its lab in the Indian Institute of Science, Bellatrix had signed a MoU with Dhruva Space to work on joint space missions.<\/li><li>Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone had invested in Bellatrix through KA Enterprises.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By &#8211; Rajesh Tripathi<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Links:-<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/tech\/startups\/bellatrix-aerospace-is-building-a-space-taxi-for-satellites\/articleshow\/80740925.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/tech\/startups\/bellatrix-aerospace-is-building-a-space-taxi-for-satellites\/articleshow\/80740925.cms<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deccanherald.com\/city\/top-bengaluru-stories\/bengaluru-firm-building-space-taxi-for-satellites-949139.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.deccanherald.com\/city\/top-bengaluru-stories\/bengaluru-firm-building-space-taxi-for-satellites-949139.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: Bellatrix Aerospace Company is based in which of the following country?a) Belgiumb) Swedenc) Indiad) NetherlandsAnswer: (c)Related Facts:- Bellatrix Aerospace an Indian startup company based in Bengaluru is going to develop a space taxi. The space taxi is an orbital transfer vehicle (OTV) that will transport small satellites into multiple orbits. 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