 "Vikram-S, India's first private rocket, lifts off from ISRO spaceport")
Sriharikota: Vikram-S, India’s maiden private rocket, carrying three satellites lifted off from the Sriharikota spaceport in Andhra Pradesh on Friday. The Vikram Suborbital rocket lifted off at 11:30 am from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota. In a tweet, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in a tweet said, “Mission Prarambh is successfully accomplished. Congratulations @SkyrootA Congratulations India!”
In another post, ISRO shared the glimpses of ascent of SkyrootA’s Vikram-S launcher from Sriharikota.
The 6-metre tall launch vehicle Vikram-S is named after Vikram Sarabhai, the father of the country’s space programme. Mission titled ‘Prarambh’ (The beginning) The mission is titled “Prarambh” (The beginning). The ‘Prarambh’ mission and the Vikram-S rocket have been developed by Skyroot Aerospace start up in Hyderabad with support from ISRO and In-SPACe (Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre). [caption id=“attachment_11651811” align=“alignnone” width=“640”] Rocket Vikram-S. Twitter/@SkyrootA[/caption] Which are the three satellites Vikram-S rocket is carrying? The Vikram-S rocket is carrying payloads of two Indian and one international satellites into space. The three satellites riding piggyback on the rocket are from Chennai-based start-up SpaceKidz, Andhra Pradesh-based N-SpaceTech and Armenian BazoomQ Space Research Lab. “89.5 Kms peak altitude achieved. Vikram-S rocket meets all flight parameters. It’s history in the making for India. Keep watching,” Skyroot Aerospace tweeted attaching a YouTube link of the flight. Union Minister Jitendra Singh was at Sriharikota for the grand launch of Vikram-S. Sharing pictures with the team members of Skyroot Aerospace on Twitter, he said, “With #StartUp Team “Skyroot Aerospace” at #Sriharikota, minutes before the launch of the first ever private Rocket, Vikram-S, named after Vikram Sarabhai, the founding father of India’s Space program. Countdown begins!.”
With #StartUp Team "Skyroot Aerospace" at #Sriharikota, minutes before the launch of the first ever private Rocket, Vikram-S, named after Vikram Sarabhai, the founding father of India's Space program.
— Dr Jitendra Singh (@DrJitendraSingh) November 18, 2022
Countdown begins! pic.twitter.com/QUZpYSdsjS
About Vikram-S As per Skyroot Aerospace, Vikram-S is powered by solid fuelled propulsion, cutting edge avionics and all carbon fibre core structure. The groundwork for the rocket started around late 2020 and it has been developed within a record time of two years. The Skyroot Aerospace said that the Vikram-S will help test and validate the majority of the technologies in the Vikram series of orbital class space launch vehicles, including many sub-systems and technologies that will be tested across the pre-lift off and post-lift off phases of the launch. Vikram S is among one of the first few all-composite space launch vehicles, which is made up of 3D-printed solid thrusters for its spin stability. With a body mass of 545 kgs, length of 6m, and diameter of 0.375 meters, Vikram-S is the quickest and most affordable ride to space, Skyroot Aerospace said. With inputs from agencies Read all the Latest News , Trending News , Cricket News , Bollywood News , India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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