Skyroot Aerospace has successfully test-fired the Stage-2 of Vikram-1 space launch vehicle, called Kalam-250.
Science and Technology
Skyroot Aerospace has successfully test-fired the Stage-2 of Vikram-1 space launch vehicle, called Kalam-250. The test was conduct at the propulsion testbed of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), at its Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. The test, which lasted 85 seconds, achieved a peak sea-level thrust of 186 kilonewtons (kN), expected to reach around 235kN in the vacuum of space. The Kalam-250 stage is constructed from high-strength carbon composite materials and runs on solid fuel alongside an advanced Ethylene-Propylene-Diene terpolymers (EPDM) thermal protection system. The solid propellant used in the Kalam-250 was processed at Solar Industries' unique facility in Nagpur.
Previously, Skyroot had successfully tested the Kalam-100, the third stage of Vikram-1, in June 2021.
Skyroot Aerospace Private Limited
Founded- June 2018; HQ- Hyderabad, Telangana
Founders- Pawan Kumar Chandana, Naga Bharath Daka
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