The Hindu·3 min read·medium
India’s first private orbital rocket Vikram-1 set for lift-off
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Hemanth C.S.
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Skyroot Aerospace is preparing to launch Vikram-1, India's first privately developed orbital-class rocket, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre. The test flight aims to demonstrate the capabilities of the carbon-composite rocket and its 3D-printed engines.
Forty-six years after India successfully launched its first experimental Satellite Launch Vehicle-3 (SLV-3), history is set to repeat itself as Vikram-1, the country’s first privately developed orbital-class rocket, prepares to lift off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota on July 18 (Saturday) at 11.30 a.m.
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