Skyroot Vikram 1 Explained in HINDI {Rocket Monday}
Video from the channel science to technology about Vikram-I, linked on its Above Ten Thousand entry. Duration: 19:06. Video type: Documentary.
What it's about
Explanatory video in Hindi from the "Rocket Monday" programme that explains what Skyroot Aerospace is, why its Vikram-1 launcher combines solid stages with a liquid final stage, and what its first flight means for India's private space sector.
Historical context
Skyroot was founded in Hyderabad in 2018 and, according to the author, already has over a thousand employees; its CEO is Pawan Kumar Chandana. The video explains that previously Indian private companies could only supply components to ISRO, without offering launches of their own, and places the change in India's 2023 space policy and the 2024 opening to foreign direct investment. The first flight, the Aagaman mission, lifted off on 18 July 2026 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at 6:35 UTC (12:05 in India) and placed its payloads into orbit on the first attempt, including those of paying customers.
Key facts
The Vikram-1 has three solid-propellant stages and a fourth hypergolic liquid stage, using nitrogen tetroxide and monomethylhydrazine. This stage is restartable, carries cold-gas thrusters, fine-tunes the final orbit, and can deploy satellites into different orbits. The structure is made of carbon composite material to save weight, and the quoted capacity is around 350 kg. The author details the advantages of solid propulsion, which can be stored and requires little preparation on the pad. He also explains its costs: a lower specific impulse and strict safety requirements at the factory, in storage, and during transport.