India on Friday successfully placed three satellites into orbit on a rocket completely developed by a four-year-old startup, marking the entry of the private sector into the country's space activities.
Skyroot Aerospace becomes first Indian company to test-fire solid-fueled rocket engine
Skyroot Aerospace has proven the crucial propulsion technology of their maiden rocket Vikram-1, with the latest test-firing of an engine.
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Updated: Dec 28, 2020, 03:57 PM IST
Indian Space startup, Skyroot Aerospace, has proven the crucial propulsion technology of their maiden rocket Vikram-1, with the latest test-firing of an engine.
Vikram-1 rocket is powered by four engines- three solid-fuel stages and one liquid-fuel stage that the firm has designed and developed. In August this year, the company had tested its liquid-fueled engine and now has proven the technology of the solid-fueled engine (Kalam-5), by successfully test-firing a miniature version.