On Thursday the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced that Agnikul Cosmos has successfully launched the Agnibaan (Suborbital Tech Demonstrator) SoRTed-01 mission from their launch pad.
Terming the launch ‘a major milestone’, ISRO also congratulated Agnikul Cosmos for this achievement.
“Congratulations, @AgnikulCosmos, for the successful launch of the Agnibaan SoRTed-01 mission from their launch pad. A major milestone as the first-ever controlled flight of a semi-cryogenic liquid engine realised through additive manufacturing,” ISRO posted on X.
This engine test is powered by Agnikul’s own data acquisition systems and flight computers, which were 100 per cent designed in-house.
Moreover, this test also proves the capability of the entire avionics chain of the SOrTeD vehicle to control the entire propulsion system of the vehicle.
Capable of taking upto 300 kg to orbits around 700 km high, Agnibaan can access both low and high inclination orbits and is completely mobile – designed for accessing more than 10 launch ports.
Driven by LOX/Kerosene engines in all its stages, Agnibaan is configurable by the customer. The mission, the satellite and the launch port itself would decide how many engines go on the first stage.
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