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Skyroot fires first stage of Vikram-1 in preparation for maiden launch
Skyroot Aerospace has achieved a major milestone ahead of the maiden flight of its Vikram-1 orbital launch vehicle. On Friday, the company successfully completed a static test firing of the rocket's Stage 1 solid fuel booster, made from advanced carbon composite test was conducted at Isro's state-of-the-art test complex at Satish Dhawan Space Centre-SHAR in successful static fire test marks a crucial step forward in validating the performance and reliability of Vikram-1's first stage, which provides the powerful thrust needed to lift the rocket and its payload into
The carbon composite booster is designed to deliver high thrust with a lightweight structure, enabling the launch vehicle to carry payloads of up to 480 kilograms into low Earth is India's first privately developed orbital rocket, named in honor of Dr. Vikram Sarabhai, the father of India's space program. It is a three-stage launch vehicle leveraging cutting-edge propulsion technologies developed in-house by Skyroot, including advanced avionics and launch success of this test builds on previous milestones by Skyroot, such as the static firing of the third stage's Kalam-100 engine and the second stage's Kalam-250 cryogenic engine. The integration and testing at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre highlight a fruitful collaboration between India's private aerospace sector and government space this test completed, Vikram-1 is on track for its much-anticipated inaugural flight later this year, positioning Skyroot as a key player in India's growing commercial space industry. The startup's rapid progress underscores India's ambitions to advance domestic space capabilities beyond the government sector and compete in the global commercial launch Skyroot prepares for the upcoming launch, the success of the Stage 1 booster test solidifies the innovation and expertise driving India's new wave of private space exploration, heralding a new era of accessible, cost-effective satellite launches from Indian soil.- EndsMust Watch
