INDIA’S FIRST PRIVATE SPACE VEHICLE LAUNCHPAD

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Context

• Chennai-based space tech startup Agnikul Cosmos has launched India’s first private launchpad and mission control centre at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota.

Details

• The facility has two parts—the Agnikul launchpad and the Agnikul mission control centre—which are four kilometres apart.
• The launchpad was designed to accommodate and support liquid stage-controlled launches.

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Agnibaan Launch Vehicle

• Agnibaan is a two-stage launch vehicle that is capable of taking payloads of up to 100 kilograms to a low-earth orbit around 700 kilometres from the surface of the Earth.
• The Agnibaan rocket will be powered by the company’s 3D-printed Agnilet engines.
• The Agnilet rocket is a “semi-cryogenic” engine that uses a mixture of liquid kerosene and supercold liquid oxygen to propel itself.

https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/science/agnikul-cosmos-launchpad-mission-control-center-sriharikota-8296006/