India’s first privately-built rocket Vikram-S all set for launch on Friday
3 min readExpress News Service
BENGALURU: The Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Center (IN-SPACe) has authorised the primary personal sector launch of a launch car. The launch car, Vikram-S (VKS), developed by aerospace startup Skyroot Aerospace, will see its historic launch on November 18. It would be the first-ever launch of a privately developed and constructed rocket in India.
“IN-SPACe has authorised the first private sector launch of a launch vehicle. We’re truly delighted to have authorised Skyroot’s maiden mission, which will enable India’s first-ever private launch of a launch vehicle. I hope the Vikram-S rocket marks the start of a new age in India’s private space domain. The seamless joint efforts of various ISRO centres, including SDSC SHAR, ISTRAC and VSSC, Skyroot team and IN-SPACe, have enabled the Skyroot VKS rocket to be launch-ready in a short period of time,” mentioned Dr Pawan Ok Goenka, chairman, IN-SPACe.
The VKS shall be carrying three buyer payloads on its voyage, because the maiden rocket underneath Skyroot’s launch mission ‘Prarambh’, which was launched earlier this month. The VKS is a sub-orbital single-stage strong fuelled rocket which has been in growth for round 2 years. The rocket has been constructed utilizing a quantity superior applied sciences, together with elements which were 3D printed.
It is all set for launch between 11 am and 12 midday on Friday from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. As of now, the IN-SPACe authorisation is the fourth such authorisation to be given to any non-governmental entity for taking on area actions in India.
BENGALURU: The Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Center (IN-SPACe) has authorised the primary personal sector launch of a launch car. The launch car, Vikram-S (VKS), developed by aerospace startup Skyroot Aerospace, will see its historic launch on November 18. It would be the first-ever launch of a privately developed and constructed rocket in India.
“IN-SPACe has authorised the first private sector launch of a launch vehicle. We’re truly delighted to have authorised Skyroot’s maiden mission, which will enable India’s first-ever private launch of a launch vehicle. I hope the Vikram-S rocket marks the start of a new age in India’s private space domain. The seamless joint efforts of various ISRO centres, including SDSC SHAR, ISTRAC and VSSC, Skyroot team and IN-SPACe, have enabled the Skyroot VKS rocket to be launch-ready in a short period of time,” mentioned Dr Pawan Ok Goenka, chairman, IN-SPACe.
The VKS shall be carrying three buyer payloads on its voyage, because the maiden rocket underneath Skyroot’s launch mission ‘Prarambh’, which was launched earlier this month. The VKS is a sub-orbital single-stage strong fuelled rocket which has been in growth for round 2 years. The rocket has been constructed utilizing a quantity superior applied sciences, together with elements which were 3D printed.
It is all set for launch between 11 am and 12 midday on Friday from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. As of now, the IN-SPACe authorisation is the fourth such authorisation to be given to any non-governmental entity for taking on area actions in India.
