India's first privately developed rocket - Vikram S - to be launched
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Mayank Dubey
Vikram S is going to be India's first privately developed rocket to be launched by ISRO.
It can be launched between November 12 and 16, 2022, whenever the weather conditions are favorable.
The name Vikram is a tribute to the founder of the Indian Space programme - "Vikram Sarabhai"
The launch will be a single stage sub-orbital one. If the test is successful, the rocket will then be fired into space to put 3 small satellites into orbit
The world market of small satellites launch is growing and India - with both ISRO and the private players - is looking to capture a large pie of the market.
Significance of the launch of first Private Rocket in India
Other than a launch vehicle, Skyroot is also working on a cryogenic engine - Dhawan-I, named after former ISRO chairman Satish Dhawan.
It will have two high-performance rocket propellants, liquid natural gas and liquid oxygen, giving it the extra power needed to carry, and establish, heavy payload into the earth's orbit.
Please watch the next slide-story to know the difference between Single Stage Rocket Launch, Sub Orbital Launch and what is Cryogenic Engine Rocket
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