1. The Vikram-S spacecraft is carrying three payloads.
2. The Vikram-S rocket has been developed in a span of two years.
3. Skyroot has been developing three variants of the Vikram rocket.
Skyroot’s first rocket set for launch from Sriharikota. Vikram-S by Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace is poised to create history as it undergoes final launch preparations at the ISRO launchpad in Sriharikota for launch.
Agnikul to launch its first rocket by yr-end (year end).
Agnikul Cosmos plans commercial launch of Agnibaan around March 2023
Agnikul Cosmos is planning a test launch of its two-stage booster Agnibaan in December 2022. And, based on the findings of the test launch, the startup plans to conduct a commercial launch with customer payloads in March or April 2023, co-founder and CEO Srinath Ravichandran said.
Agnibaan (Agni – Fire, Baan – Arrow, lit. Arrow of fire), produced by Agnikul Cosmos in Chennai, India, is a mobile launch system currently under development. It is capable of placing a 100 kg (220 lb) satellite into a 700 km (430 mi) orbit. The rocket will be 18 meters long with a diameter of 1.3 meters and a lift-off mass of 14,000 kg (31,000 lb). The rocket is supposed to be manufactured by 3D printing as a whole. The Agnibaan rocket has three stages. The first stage is powered by seven Agnite engines. The second stage is powered by the same Agnite engine which will have a larger nozzle than the sea level nozzle to optimize it for vacuum.
The Vikram (Sanskrit: Vikram, lit. ’Brave’; Namesake: Vikram Sarabhai) is a family of small-lift launch vehicles being developed by Skyroot Aerospace, an Indian startup aerospace company.
Before a full orbital launch, a suborbital flight of rocket designated “Vikram-S” is expected in November 2022 by the name of mission Prarambh (lit. ’beginning’).
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