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The Chennai-headquartered space start-up Agnikul Cosmos Private Ltd. launched the world’s first rocket — Agnibaan Sub Orbital Technology Demonstrator (SOrTeD) — with a single-piece 3D-printed engine from Sriharikota at 7.15 a.m. on Thursday.
Agnibaan SOrTeD is India’s first launch from a private launchpad, called ‘Dhanush’, established by Agnikul.
It is also India’s first semi-cryogenic engine-powered rocket launch and the world’s first single-piece 3D-printed engine designed and built indigenously.
According to the start-up, the key purpose of this mission is to serve as a test flight, todemonstratein-houseandhome-growntechnologies,gather crucial flight data andensure optimal functioning of systems for Agnikul’s orbital launch vehicle, the ‘Agnibaan’.
“Congratulations @AgnikulCosmos for the successful launch of the Agnibaan SoRTed-01 mission from their launch pad. A major milestone, as the first-ever controlled flight of a semi-cryogenic liquid engine realised through additive manufacturing,” the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) posted on X, following the launch.
The IIT-Madras incubated start-up had originally planned the launch for April 7 but had to postpone it 129 seconds before the lift-off due to some technical glitches.
Abhay Yadav
Noida
