Vikram-suborbital (VKS) rocket

About Vikram-suborbital (VKS) rocket:

• VKS rocket is developed by the the non-government entity/startup, Skyroot Aerospace Pvt Ltd (SAPL).
• Apart from being the nation’s first private launch, it will also be the maiden mission of Skyroot Aerospace, named ‘Prarambh’. It will carry a total of three payloads in space, including one from the foreign customers.

VKS rocket

• It is a single stage spin stabilized solid propellant rocket with mass of approx. 550 kilograms.
• The rocket goes to the max altitude of 101 kilometers and splashes into the sea and the overall duration of launch is 300 seconds only.
• Skyroot was the first startup to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with ISRO for launching its rockets.

 

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Source : Livemint