Chetak (rocket)
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Function | Commercial Small-lift launch vehicle |
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Manufacturer | Bellatrix Aerospace |
Country of origin | India |
Size | |
Height | 19 metres (62 ft) |
Diameter | 1.4 metres (4 ft 7 in) |
Mass | 12,000 kilograms (26,000 lb) |
Stages | 2 |
Capacity | |
Payload to SSO | 150 kilograms (330 lb) |
Launch history | |
Status | Developmental |
First flight | 2023 (planned) |
First stage | |
Engines | 4 x Aeon |
Thrust | 164 kilonewtons (37,000 lbf) |
Fuel | Liquid Methane |
Second stage | |
Engines | 1 x Aeon |
Thrust | 21 kilonewtons (4,700 lbf) |
Fuel | Liquid Methane |
Chetak is a two-stage-to-orbit small-lift launch vehicle currently in development by the Indian company Bellatrix Aerospace. It is powered by Aeon engines, also developed by Bellatrix Aerospace.[1][2]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Bellatrix Aerospace". Forbes. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ↑ "Space-tech startups in India are gaining ground". Forbes India.
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