Space Technology: Chennai start-up building India's first private smallsat rocket, eyes ISRO help for testing

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Chennai start-up AgniKul Cosmos, co-founded by Srinath Ravichandran and Moin SPM in 2017, is building India's first private small satellite rocket and will be seeking the help of the ISRO - Indian Space Research Organisation - for conducting tests.

The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, incubated start-up received a much needed boos, with the announcement of the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe), an autonomous body under the Department of Space, which would help private prayers gain access to ISRO infrastructure.

Named 'Agnibaan', the rocket will be a two-stage LOX/Kerosene vehicle with a third "baby stage". The launch vehicle will be capable of carrying up to 100 kg of payload to low Earth orbits up to 700 km with a plug-and-play engine configuration.

In fact, autonomous drone and other vehicle startups can seek the help of low earth orbit satellites for uninterrupted communication and navigation. There will be many other applications in agriculture, geo-mapping and geo-tagging.

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Chennai start-up building India's first private smallsat rocket, eyes ISRO help for testing

By SV Krishna Chaitanya| Express News Service | Published: 30th June 2020 07:13 PM CHENNAI: Chennai start-up Agnikul Cosmos is building India's first private small satellite rocket and will be seeking the help of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for conducting tests.