Agnikul to conduct maiden test launch of Agnibaan after multiple delays

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The aerospace company, which has remained quiet about the launch, had recently announced a Notice to Airmen (Notam) information which remains active till June 5...

Agnikul Cosmos, a private aerospace company, is all set to conduct the maiden test launch of the Agnibaan rocket on Tuesday...

The semi-cryogenic, kerosene-liquid oxygen-fueled, rocket will lift off from the company's lone private spaceport ALP-01, located at Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota...

The SOrTeD mission is a single-stage launch vehicle demonstration powered by a semi-cryogenic engine, the Agnilet, a sub-cooled liquid oxygen-based propulsion system developed indigenously...

The maiden SOrTeD mission is aimed at three critical components, which include demonstrating India's first launch from a private launchpad, showcasing the country's first semi-cryogenic engine-powered rocket launch and using the first single-piece 3D-printed engine designed and built indigenously to power a launch vehicle...