Space
Agnibaan SOrTeD
▪ The Chennai based Space start-up Agnikul Cosmos Private Limited launched its First Rocket Agnibaan Sub Orbital Technology Demonstrator (SOrTeD) from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, in Sriharikota.
▪ Agnibaan SOrTeD is,
✓ India’s First launch from a private launchpad
✓ India’s First semi-cryogenic engine powered rocket launch
✓ World’s First single piece 3D printed engine designed and built indigenously.
Note
▪ Agnikul Cosmos is the First company in the country to sign an agreement with Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) under the IN-SPACe initiative.
▪ IN-SPACe initiative aims to boost the private space sector economy in India.
