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Skyroot successfully test-fires India's first privately developed cryogenic rocket engine

Category : Defense
Published on: November 30 2021 Share on facebook

  • The 'Dhawan-1,' India's first privately developed completely cryogenic rocket engine, was successfully tested at the Solar Industries test facility in Hyderabad city.
  • The cryogenic rocket engine was built and tested at the Solar Industries propulsion test facility in Nagpur by Skyroot Aerospace of Hyderabad.
  • The rocket engine is powered by two high-performance rocket propellants: liquid natural gas (LNG) and liquid oxygen (LoX).
  • This is the first time that a private company in India has successfully designed, developed, and tested a full solid propulsion rocket stage.
  • Cryogenic engines are rocket propulsion systems that use cryogenic propellants to achieve high efficiency (less than -150 degrees Celsius).

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About Skyroot

  • Established: 12 June 2018
  • Headquarters: Hyderabad, Telangana
  • Co-Founder, CEO and CTO: Pawan Kumar Chandana
  • Co-Founder, COO: Naga Bharat Daka.
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