Skyroot Aerospace has announced that it has successfully tested Dhawan-1, India’s first privately developed fully cryogenic rocket engine.
- Named in honour of Indian rocket scientist Satish Dhawan, the Dhawan-1 rocket successfully demonstrates the technology that will power the upper stages of its upcoming Vikram-2 orbital launch vehicle, one of three launch vehicles Skyroot has designed specifically for the small satellite market.
- Vikram-1 can carry a payload of up to 225 kilogrammes to a 500 kilometre sun synchronous polar orbit (SSPO), or 315 kilogrammes to 45 degree inclination 500 kilometre low Earth orbit (LEO).
- The Vikram-3 rocket can transport 580 kilograms to SSPO, or 720 kilograms to LEO. According to the company, all vehicles can be assembled and launched within 72 hours from any launch site.
- Skyroot was founded in 2018 by former ISRO rocket scientists.
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