Chennai, Sep 24 (IANS) Private sector rocket maker Agnikul Cosmos is pushing itself laborious to have its first check launch earlier than the tip of 2022, mentioned a high official.

“We are planning to check launch our rocket Agnibaan earlier than 2022 finish. Our plan is to launch the rocket from a cellular launch pad. The check launch will occur from India’s rocket port Sriharikota belonging to Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Srinath Ravichandran, Co-founder and CEO, Agnikul Cosmos advised IANS.

Queried concerning the payload to be carried, Ravichandran mentioned will probably be a dummy payload.

Agnibaan is a two stage rocket with 100 kg payload capability to orbits round 700 km excessive (low Earth orbits) and allows plug-and-play configuration.

The firm just lately opened its first 3D printed rocket engine manufacturing facility positioned on the IIT Madras Research Park.

The manufacturing facility has been designed retaining in thoughts the power to supply two rocket engines per week for its rocket Agnibaan.

When queried about plans to have the check launch someday subsequent month S.R. Chakravarthy, Professor and Head, National Centre for Combustion Research and Development, IIT Madras and Advisor to Agnikul advised IANS: “We have been working in the direction of it all of the whereas however nothing is mounted but.”

According to Ravichandran, the plan is to have the check launch earlier than the tip of 2022.

He additionally mentioned the ISRO is rendering nice assist to Agnikul.

The Agnikul and ISRO have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) final 12 months, enabling entry to the previous to ISRO services and experience in the direction of the event and testing of subsystems/methods of Space Launch Vehicles.