{"id":213812,"date":"2022-11-10T19:13:10","date_gmt":"2022-11-10T13:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=213812"},"modified":"2022-11-10T19:13:10","modified_gmt":"2022-11-10T13:43:10","slug":"indias-first-private-satellite-vehicle-set-for-launch-all-you-need-to-know-about-vikram-s-and-why-it-is-a-big-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/indias-first-private-satellite-vehicle-set-for-launch-all-you-need-to-know-about-vikram-s-and-why-it-is-a-big-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"India\u2019s first private satellite vehicle set for launch: All you need to know about Vikram S, and why it is a big deal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source: <\/b>The post is based on the article<\/span> \u201cIndia\u2019s first private satellite vehicle set for launch: All you need to know about Vikram S, and why it is a big deal\u201d<\/b> published in<\/span> Indian Express<\/b> on 10th November 2022.<\/b><\/p>\n

What is the News?<\/b><\/h5>\n

India’s first-ever privately developed rocket named \u201c<\/span>Vikram S\u201d<\/b> is ready for launch. It will be launched by <\/span>Hyderabad-based space firm Skyroot Aerospace as part of its Mission <\/span>\u201cPrarambh\u201d.<\/b><\/p>\n

What is Vikram S?<\/b><\/h5>\n

Click Here to read<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Features of Vikram S<\/b><\/h6>\n

Payload Capacity: <\/b>Skyroot is designing three Vikram rockets that will use various solid and cryogenic fuels to carry between 290 kg and 560 kg payloads to sun-synchronous polar orbits.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014 In comparison, India\u2019s workhorse PSLV can carry up to 1,750 kg to such an orbit while the newly-developed small satellite launch vehicle \u2013 meant for carrying smaller commercial satellites \u2013 can carry up to 300 kg to sun-synchronous orbit.<\/span><\/p>\n

Unique Capabilities: <\/b>Vikram vehicles offer unique capabilities like multi-orbit insertion, interplanetary missions while providing customized, dedicated and ride-share options covering a wide spectrum of small satellite customer needs.<\/span><\/p>\n

Low Cost: <\/b>Vikram rocket can be assembled and launched within 24 hours from any launch site and has the \u201clowest cost in the payload segment\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

Why does India need private players in the space market?<\/b><\/h5>\n

Firstly, <\/b>ISRO is centrally funded and its annual budget is between Rs 14-15,000 crore and most of this is used in building rockets and satellites. This is a drop in the ocean. Hence, to increase the scale of the space sector, it is imperative for private players to enter the market.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Secondly, <\/b>ISRO is capable of launching satellites into space but the demand is quickly outrunning its capacity especially as it also has other, larger goals it needs to focus on. Therefore, <\/span>the sector is being opened up to private players with ISRO helping them with facilities and knowledge.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Thirdly, <\/b>ISRO can also earn some money by making its facilities and data available to private players.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source: The post is based on the article \u201cIndia\u2019s first private satellite vehicle set for launch: All you need to know about Vikram S, and why it is a big deal\u201d published in Indian Express on 10th November 2022. What is the News? India’s first-ever privately developed rocket named \u201cVikram S\u201d is ready for launch.… Continue reading India\u2019s first private satellite vehicle set for launch: All you need to know about Vikram S, and why it is a big deal<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10317,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,1738,9],"tags":[10500],"class_list":["post-213812","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-science-and-technology-daily-factly-articles","category-public","tag-indian-express","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":2,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1704577951},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213812","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=213812"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213812\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=213812"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=213812"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=213812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}