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Pushpakपुष्पक

Orbital transfer vehicle

A multi-mission platform that delivers CubeSats and small satellites to their exact orbits, then keeps working as a host for payloads.

In development. Agreement with NSIL to fly on its launches.

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Pushpak orbital transfer vehicle carrying small satellites
Payloadup to 750 kgCubeSats and small satellites
Delta-Vup to 7 km/sHybrid propulsion
PropulsionElectric + greenHybrid system
Launch partnerNSILAgreement signed 2024

The numbers.

Published figures for Pushpak.

Payloadup to 750 kg
Delta-Vup to 7 km/s
PropulsionElectric + green

Why a transfer vehicle.

Exact orbits for every passenger

Customers share a ride to space and Pushpak moves each satellite to its own slot.

Hybrid propulsion

Electric thrusters give efficiency for long transfers. Green chemical thrusters add fast manoeuvres.

Hosts payloads after delivery

The vehicle stays useful after deployment, carrying hosted instruments on the same platform.

Bellatrix and NSIL representatives at an agreement signing
Signing the agreement with NSIL, ISRO's commercial arm.

Booked on an Indian launch.

In September 2024 Bellatrix agreed with NSIL to integrate Pushpak into NSIL missions. An October 2024 contract followed.

Milestones.

  1. Memorandum with NSIL

    Pushpak to be integrated into NSIL launches.

  2. Contract with NSIL

    Integration work for the transfer vehicle begins.

Pushpak has not flown. A first flight date has not been confirmed publicly.

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