Skyroot Aerospace - About This Company

"The majority of the recently launched Vikram-S, India's first private rocket, was constructed in Hyderabad. The majority of the recently launched Vikram-S, India's first private rocket, was constructed in Hyderabad. According to Pawan Kumar Chandana, co-founder of Skyroot Aerospace, Hyderabad is the greatest location in India for the supply chain for manufacturing rockets."

What and Who are Skyroot Aerospace? Where is its Headquarters? When it is founded?

Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace Private Limited is an Indian private aerospace manufacturer and provider of commercial launch services, created and operated by Former ISRO engineers and scientists. It plans to create and deploy a line of small lift launch vehicles designed specifically for the market for small satellites. It is Founded on July 2018.

Who are the founders of Skyroot Aerospace? And people involved in the managing?

Former Indian Space Research Organization scientists Pawan Kumar Chandana and Naga Bharath Daka founded Skyroot Aerospace in July 2018 with the help of Vasudevan Gnanagandhi and a small group of businesspeople, including Mukesh Bansal and Ankit Nagor, the co-founders of CureFit. Skyroot has so far raised US$4.3 million, with help from Solar Industries, a space and defence contractor. The "Vikram 1," the company's first launch vehicle, has been under development and is scheduled to make its debut at the end of 2022.

Pawan Kumar Chandana

"I believe rockets are the most fascinating machinery ever built by humans, and are now in need of a new techno-economic makeover, to open up a new frontier in space access and exploration. Hands on engineer who loves building high performance rockets & teams. On a life long mission to ‘Open Space for All’ at Skyroot."

Naga Bharath Daka

Former Flight computer engineer at the rocket center of ISRO. Designed and realized multiple Avionics modules for Indian launch vehicles. Strong working experience in Semiconductor/FPGA industry. Leads Operations, Avionics and GNC teams at Skyroot. Alumnus of IIT Madras. Currently on a mission to build India's most innovative and globally competitive aerospace company.

More About Skyroot Aerospace

Skyroot Aerospace was named the winner of the National Startup Awards 2020 on October 6, 2020. The National Startup Awards are presented to startups in a number of categories that provide fresh answers to the nation's challenging problems while also building businesses that are scalable and sustainable. On November 20, 2020, Skyroot Aerospace and Dhruva Space, an Indian private satellite maker, signed a memorandum of agreement. The list of "The 2021 LinkedIn Top Startups," which includes 25 new, developing businesses where India wants to work, was unveiled on September 22, 2021. The 2021 Top Startups List in India by LinkedIn placed Skyroot Aerospace in seventh place.

Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and Skyroot Aerospace signed a non-disclosure agreement on February 2, 2021. (NDA). Skyroot Aerospace would be able to use the resources and technological know-how at ISRO centres to create their launch vehicles thanks to the NDA.

Ram Shriram, a founding board member of Google, led a $4.5 million bridge investment to Series B funding for Skyroot Aerospace on January 27, 2022. Wami Capital, current investors Neeraj Arora, a former Whatsapp chief business officer, and Amit Singhal, a former Google executive, all participated in the bridge round. Skyroot intends to use the money to construct the facilities needed to launch spacecraft. With the help of this round, Skyroot is able to quickly establish vital infrastructure and move closer to the 2022 launch of Vikram 1. The firm has now raised approximately $17 million in total, which is the most money an Indian Space start-up has ever received.

Skyroot Aerospace revealed their new brand on May 10th, 2022, representing their desire to 'Open Space for all' and aspiration to reach the stars. Their logo elegantly transforms the SKYROOT acronym into a rocket plane, and the sleek, sophisticated edges stand in for their cutting-edge technology.

Skyroot Aerospace received yet another national award on May 11, 2022, at National Technology Day. Skyroot Aerospace won the Technology Startup Award for its cryogenic, liquid, and solid propulsion technologies that serve the needs of the industry for tiny satellite launch vehicles. This distinguished award was delivered by Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State and Minister for Science and Technology.

Skyroot Aerospace launched its Vikram-S suborbital rocket for the first time on November 18, 2022, becoming the first private firm from India to enter space (apogee was 89.5 km).

What are some of the Projects and Work of Skyroot Aerospace?

Launch vehicles: The disposable small lift launchers in the Vikram series have been developed by Skyroot Aerospace. Rockets are made to assemble relatively quickly. They also intend to create a car that is entirely recyclable.

Cryogenic rocket engine

Dhawan-1: The Dhawan-1 upper stage cryogenic engine, named after Satish Dhawan, was introduced by Skyroot Aerospace on September 25, 2020. It would power heavier-lift systems like Vikram-II. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) will be used in this cryogenic engine for the first time in India; LNG offers the advantages of being clean, renewable, and suitable for lengthy space missions. Dhawan-1 is a 3D-printed spacecraft featuring regenerative cooling technology.

Earth-Storable Rocket Engine

Raman-1: Skyroot initially gained attention in August 2020 when it test-fired the Raman-I hypergolic-fuel upper stage engine, which was named after C. V. Raman. Skyroot was the first commercial company in India to test this engine, which is a part of the Vikram-I rocket.

Solid Rocket Motor

Kalam-5: Skyroot tested Kalam-5, the first of five carbon-composite Kalam rocket engines that are scheduled to power its launch vehicles, on December 22, 2020. Kalam-5 is named after A. P. J. Abdul Kalam. The test took place in Nagpur at a commercial testing site operated by Solar Industries, a Skyroot investor. The number 5 in the name "Kalam-5" stands for the maximum sea level thrust of 5.3 kN. The Kalam-5 will be quadrupled in size by the series' final powerplant.

Kalam-100: A significant accomplishment for Skyroot Aerospace was the successful conclusion of a full length test-firing of its "Vikram-1" rocket stage on May 19, 2022. The third stage of "Vikram-1," dubbed "Kalam-100" in honour of former president and illustrious Indian rocket scientist A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, has a peak vacuum thrust of 100 kN (or around 10 Tons) and has a burn period of 108 sec. High-strength carbon fibre, solid fuel, an innovative thermal protection system, and a carbon ablative nozzle were used in the construction of the rocket stage. The Vikram-1 orbital vehicle will benefit from this testing, which also provides significant assurance for the remaining rocket stages that are going to undergo testing. This is best in class rocket stage of this size, with record propellant loading and firing duration and using all carbon composite structure for delivering best performance. This is largest rocket stage ever designed, manufactured, and tested completely in the private sector.

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