Probably Between November 12-16 India Will Launch The Vikram-S, Its First Private-sector Rocket

Since the Indian Space Research Organisation has only used rockets in the country till now, the mission will be historically significant. In the year 2020, India initiated the opportunity for the private sector to participate in the space program. Skyroot Aerospace is planning to make history by being the first private space company in India to send Vikram-S into space with the help of this mission.

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“Prarambh” is the name that Skyroot Aerospace has given to its very first mission, which will involve sending the Vikram-S launch vehicle into space as part of a demonstration flight.

Although the company has indicated that the launch of the mission is possible between the dates of November 12 and 16, they still need to provide information regarding the precise launch date. IN-SPACe, the country’s nodal organization for promoting and regulating space-tech players, has already given the company technical launch approval.

According to Sireesh Pallikonda, the Business Development Lead for Skyroot, this upcoming mission will serve as a demonstration and will carry three customer payloads.” We are yet to get a final date for the launch. Still, Vikram-S will launch between November 12-16,” he said.

The Vikram rockets and the mission of Skyroot

Vikram is the name given to Skyroot’s launch vehicles as a way of paying homage to Vikram Sarabhai, who was the pioneer behind the Indian space program and a well-known scientist.

Skyroot, with headquarters in Hyderabad, is a company that manufactures cutting-edge space launch vehicles that are used to send commercial satellites into orbit. According to reports, it intends to advance its mission to make spaceflights inexpensive, reliable, and regular for everyone in order to break down entry barriers to cost-efficient satellite launch services and spaceflight.

The Vikram rocket developed by Skyroot

Skyroot is working on three different versions of the Vikram rocket- Vikram-I, Vikram-II Vikram-III respectively. The Vikram-I can send 480 kilograms of cargo into Low Earth Orbit, whereas the Vikram-II can send 595 kilos. Vikram-III, meanwhile, has an 815-kilogram liftoff capacity to a 500-kilometer Low Inclination Orbit.

Kalam-100 rocket passed a static fire test this year and will power Vikram-I.

Solar Industries India, one of the company’s investors, hosted the test at their facility.

The Prarambh mission to launch from Sriharikota

The Prarambh mission will carry a total of three payloads, one of which is a 2.5-kilogram payload that was constructed by pupils from multiple nations, including India, under the supervision of the organization known as SpaceKidzIndia.

The Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, is where the mission will be launched.

Skyroot Aerospace CEO and co-founder Pawan Kumar Chandana stated that the only reason Skyroot was able to construct the Vikram-S rocket and make it ready for missions in such a short amount of time was that ISRO and IN-SPACe (Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre) provided them with vital support.

On Tuesday, as Isro chairman S. Somnath revealed the mission patch for the first launch in Bengaluru, the Telangana-based aerospace company said that they were thrilled to announce Parambh, the inaugural launch mission. And, that it would also be the first mission for the private space sector in India, he added.

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