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About Project 200

Context:

Bengaluru-based space startup Bellatrix Aerospace recently unveiled Project 200 on the inaugural day of the Bengaluru Space Expo 2024.

Relevance:

Facts for Prelims

About Project 200:

  • Innovative Satellite: Designed to function in an Ultra-Low Earth Orbit (180 km – 250 km).
  • Developed byBellatrix Aerospace, a Bengaluru-based space technology startup.
  • Traditional Satellite Altitudes:
    • Satellites have typically been deployed at altitudes above 450 km, primarily to avoid atmospheric interference.
  • Challenges at Lower Orbits:
    • While a satellite’s performance improves at lower altitudes like 200 km, limitations in propulsion technology have previously prevented satellites from sustaining such orbits.
  • Technology Demonstration:
    • Project 200 is a mission to demonstrate a new satellite powered by an innovative propulsion system developed by Bellatrix Aerospace.
    • This propulsion system allows the satellite to maintain a 200 km orbit for years, as opposed to deorbiting within days.
  • Enhanced Capabilities:
    • At 200 km, satellites experience significantly lower communication latency (reduced by half) and better image resolution (improved by three times).
  • Cost-Effectiveness:
    • Satellites operating at this lower altitude also have a lower cost compared to those placed in 450 km orbits.

-Source: The Hindu


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