skyroot aerospace इतना चर्चा में क्यों है? || skyroot aerospace india
Video from the channel Shiksha Vani RE about Skyroot Aerospace, linked on its Above Ten Thousand entry. Duration: 7:21. Language: English. Video type: Documentary.
What it's about
Explanatory video in Hindi, aimed at exam/civil-service candidates, about Skyroot Aerospace, a private launch-vehicle manufacturer based in Hyderabad that offers launch services for small satellites. It was published after its first successful launch, that of the suborbital Vikram-S on November 18, which received congratulations from the country's highest authorities.
Historical context
The company was founded in 2018 by former ISRO scientists and engineers; the video mentions Pawan Kumar Chandana, Naga Bharath Daka, and Vasudevan Gnanagandhi. In 2020 it won the National Startup Award announced by Minister Piyush Goyal, and in 2021 it signed an agreement with ISRO for access to its facilities and technical support. Since then it has been expanding its engineering staff.
Key facts
Skyroot has developed three engine types: the Raman, a liquid-propellant engine for upper stages named after C. V. Raman; the Kalam solid-fuel engines, whose number indicates thrust; and the cryogenic Dhawan, named after Satish Dhawan, which uses liquid oxygen as oxidizer and is intended for the upper stage of the Vikram-2 and Vikram-3. Within the Vikram family, the Vikram-1 can carry about 290 kg to sun-synchronous polar orbit, and the Vikram-2 can carry 400 kg to that orbit and 595 kg to low Earth orbit. The stated goal is to launch small satellites at affordable prices.