Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has congratulated the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on successfully launching India’s first privately developed rocket Vikram-S under Mission Prarambh.
In a Twitter post, the CM said, “May the maiden rocket launch of start-up Skyroot Aerospace, usher in a new era in India’s space exploration with private participation”.
Congratulate @isro on successfully launching India’s first privately developed rocket, #VikramS under #MissionPrarambh. May the maiden rocket launch of start-up @SkyrootA, usher in a new era in India’s space exploration with private participation.#ISRO
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) November 18, 2022
India’s rocket startup Skyroot Aerospace on Friday successfully began its space journey with its rocket Vikram-S and wrote a new chapter in the country’s space history pages.
Weighing 545 kg, the six-metre-long rocket on a sub-orbital mission carried three payloads from Space Kidz India, Bazoomq Armenia, and N-Space Tech India. The rocket was made with carbon fibre and four 3D printed engines and its single stage was powered by solid fuel.
At about 11.30 a.m., Vikram-S flew away from ISRO’s sounding rocket launch pad at ISRO’s rocket port in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.
The rocket reached an altitude of 89.5 km and then safely splashed down in the Bay of Bengal. In about 300 seconds, a new space history was made in India.