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Solar Defence and Aerospace Limited (SDAL), a Solar Group company, successfully developed and test-fired the third stage Rocket Motor with flex nozzle-based Thrust Vector Control for the VIKRAM-1 Satellite Launch Vehicle. With 2400 kg propellant mass and 75,000 N thrust, the motor passed all quality checks and was fired... show more

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Gareeb Scientist1 year ago

people might read tweet and get confused thinking solar group is making the rocket, when its SKYROOT, vikram rocket , with solar an investor/partner though im not sure of the specs here, since they have done a stage 3 test before and it was 100kn, wonder if vehicle spec changed

Alpha Defense™1 year ago

Yup quite possible (On both the points :P)

ARK Electronics2 years ago

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Siddharth1 year ago

starting scene looks like a billionaires house in new York

Chrollo Lucilfer1 year ago

Isnt Vikram 1 Skyroot Aerospace Launcher which has Solar Backing?? is this the same??

DOOMDI🐦‍⬛🐦‍⬛1 year ago

Kya scene hai skyroot ya solar🤔🤔

raja bhai1 year ago

If we can make this type of rocket engine in private sector why we cant develope Jet Engines @Defencematrix1 @VinodDX9 @kenny

£eo 𝕏 🦁1 year ago

Interesting to read about Solar Industries Group.

Arjun Singh1 year ago

Isn't Vikram 1 Launch vehicle of Skyroot Aerospace

NoNameToName1 year ago

Solar group and skyroot came together

ramulu marri1 year ago

The development skyroot aerospace only

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