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for orbital vehicles like
the telemetry system,
the data acquisition
systems, and all the
technologies that have
been flight-proven with
the sub-orbital launch
vehicle. In fact, we had a
perfect textbook launch
which means the flight
profile, the predictions,
and the performance
parameters exactly
matched our predictions.
This gives us a great boost for tremendous support from the
our upcoming milestone in Government. We have been
2023, which is an orbital launch fortunate to interact with the
to space where we will be Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra
launching our Vikram 1 launch Modi and the fact that he even
vehicle to space, to put satellites mentioned our work and our
around the orbit. progress multiple times in 'Mann
The reforms of the Central ki Baat', empowers us further to
Government that were make the nation proud in the
introduced in 2020 gave a times to come.”
huge boost to our endeavour Pawan Kumar Chandana
as they supported commercial sharing his thoughts about the
private player participation launch of Vikram-S said that,
in this domain. The formation “Previously we used to have
of IN-SPACe, which is the new large, bus-size satellites but
regulatory body, enabled with advancements in space
Skyroot to use facilities that technology there are smaller
are available at ISRO which satellites in space now. And
would otherwise cost a lot for picking up the recent trend of
us to build on our own. So our ‘constellations’ of satellites,
development expenditure has which are more in number so
been significantly saved, thanks that the impact is more with
to the initiatives of the Central increased coverage from space,
Government and the work of IN- the technology has shifted to
SPACe from ISRO. smaller satellites. And they need
India, being a low-cost specific rockets to launch them
space faring nation, has a to different orbits. Much like an
unique advantage and this uber to space! And so, with this
translates to the Indian private collaboration with ISRO and
sector also. We, at Skyroot, are the launch of Vikram-S, we are
leveraging that advantage and committed to taking India to
building space access solutions newer horizons.”
that are affordable and on-
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