Hyderabad based Skyroot Aerospace successfully test fires its rocket engine
Private sector rocket maker Skyroot Aerospace Private Ltd successfully tested its Vikram-1 rocket’s third stage/engine.
The company on Thursday announced the completion of the milestone of full duration test-firing of its Vikram-1 rocket stage.
Named ‘Kalam-100’ after renowned Indian rocket scientist Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, the third stage of Vikram-1 produces a peak vacuum thrust of 100 kN (about10 tons) and has a burn time of 108 seconds.
The rocket stage is built with high-strength carbon fiber structure, solid fuel, Ethylene-Propylene-Diene terpolymers (EPDM) thermal protection system, and carbon ablative nozzle.
The rocket stage/engine has no moving parts and a high level of automation in manufacturing.
