Hyderabad: Barely a month after its maiden orbital success, Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace has already begun shipping hardware for its second Vikram-1 rocket to Sriharikota as it targets a second test flight by the end of the year.
The first stage, Kalam-1200, is named after the late Indian scientist and India’s missile man, President APJ Abdul Kalam . The second and third stages, Kalam 250 and Kalam-125, too are named after him. He said the company has not yet finalised any tweaks based on data from the first Vikram-1 mission even as payload and partner details will be announced closer to launch. MaxQ, a stone’s throw away from the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamshabad in Hyderabad, the second test flight rocket has been manufactured at its 2 lakh sq ft Infinity Campus, inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Nov last year While the first Vikram-1 was manufactured and shipped from Skyroot’s headquarters.
Chandana said proof-pressure tests for stages two and three have been completed and propellant filling is under way before shipment to the launch site. The facility is designed to support a future cadence of one rocket a month.
“Just 36 days since Vikram-1 launched, the hardware for our next launch is en route to the launch site.
Team Skyroot keeps building and building – from India to the world,” Pawan Kumar Chandana also said in a post on social media platform X.