Hyderabad-based Skyroot now rivets focus on orbital space launch vehicles

Hyderabad: A space mission is akin to the preparation by sprinters. While the preparatory work takes years, the action that happens in the last few minutes decides if it is a success or not. Skyroot got this right. Basking in the success and glory of its maiden private rocket – Vikram-S- launched into space on November 18, Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace is now riveted on the big thing – launch of its flagship Vikram-I orbital vehicle next year.

The success of Vikram-S has already laid the foundation for next year’s mission. It tested and validated 80 per cent of onboard technologies including the effectiveness of in-flight avionics, telemetry, tracking, inertial measurement, GPS, camera and data acquisition and power systems. These will be used in the company’s future Vikram series of orbital class space launch vehicles – Vikram I, Vikram II and Vikram III.