Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace, the private India space company, announced that it has accomplished the flight qualification trial of the Raman-I engine, intended for roll attitude control in their forthcoming Vikram-I rocket. 

The engine underwent a test firing at the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre, marking Skyroot as the inaugural private company to employ this facility. This is the first ever test done at ISRO’s LPSC by a private company.

The series of tests resulted in perfect completion with 280 engine pulses with a total burn time of 104 seconds.

The company said in its Linkedin post, “Thrilled to announce the successful flight qualification testing of our Raman-I engine used for roll attitude control of the Vikram-I rocket. As the first ever test done at the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) of ISRO by a private company, this test is special. Many thanks to LPSC and IN-SPACe teams for their incredible support all through.”

The Raman-I engine will be utilized to facilitate roll attitude control, enabling the rocket to effectively manage its rotation and orientation. Ensuring a stable roll attitude is crucial to maintain the rocket’s stability during its ascent. Uncontrolled rotation can lead to instability, making it difficult to accurately manage the rocket’s trajectory.

The roll attitude control system plays a vital role in modifying the rocket’s aerodynamic characteristics throughout the flight. By adjusting the rocket’s orientation along the roll axis, it can optimize its aerodynamic profile, reducing drag, and improving overall efficiency.

Skyroot achieved a historic milestone by becoming the pioneering private company to initiate a rocket launch from India with the Vikram-S. The indigenous Vikram-S was successfully launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, signifying India’s significant entry into the realm of commercial space exploration.

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