Bellatrix Aerospace is developing a new class of satellites designed to operate at altitudes as low as 180-200 km above Earth under an initiative dubbed ‘Project 200’, a move the space propulsion startup said could dramatically lower satellite costs while enabling centimetre-level imaging resolution from orbit.
The Bengaluru-based company is targeting launches in 2027 or 2028 and is positioning the project as a potential breakthrough in very low Earth orbit (VLEO) satellite operations, an area that remains largely unexplored globally because of the extreme atmospheric drag at those altitudes.
