Hyd startup successfully test fires solid propulsion rocket stage Kalam-5

Team Udayavani, Dec 29, 2020, 5:10 PM IST

Skyroot Aerospace has successfully test fired its solid propulsion rocket stage demonstrator called Kalam-5. According to the Hyderabad-based startup, Kalam-5 uses the same propellant, materials and interfaces as the three solid propulsion stages of Vikram-1 launch vehicle.

As reported by Business Insider, Skyroot Aerospace was founded by two former scientists of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Pawan Kumar Chandana and Naga Bharath Daka

Skyroot Aerospace is backed by Myntra founder Mukesh Bansal and other angel investors with $4.3 million in the bag and plans to raise another $15 million next year.

Expected to be launched in 2021, Vikram-1 vehicle will become India’s first privately designed, developed and tested rocket.