Jalजल
Water-fed microwave plasma thruster
Electric propulsion that runs on water. Jal means water. A microwave plasma thruster built for high power and geostationary missions.
In development.
The numbers.
Published figures for Jal 5000.
Why water.
Water as propellant
Water is easy to source, store and handle, and it makes ground operations simpler than with conventional propellants.
High thrust for the power
Bellatrix describes the highest thrust-to-power ratio of any electric propulsion system, and about four times the specific impulse of chemical systems.
Made for GEO
At 5 kW and above, Jal targets orbit raising and station keeping for geostationary satellites.
Proven on the ground first.
Jal is tested in the vacuum chamber at the Bengaluru factory. Bellatrix calls it the first privately built microwave plasma thruster of its kind. That claim is the company's own.
Jal has not flown. Figures are design targets published by Bellatrix and are not flight-verified.
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