Agnibaan SOrTeD

08.04.2024

Agnibaan SOrTeD

Why in the news?                                                                                      

           According to recent news, the launch of the Agnikul 'Agniban SOrTeD' mission has been postponed for the second time.

Important points:

• The launch of Agnikul 'Agniban SOrTeD' has been postponed. Whose launch was scheduled from Sriharikota.
• Chennai-based space start-up Agnikula Cosmos aborted the maiden launch of its 3D-printed, semi-cryogenic Agniban rocket about 92 seconds before liftoff, citing some technical issues.
• Chennai-based Agnikula Cosmos was to test an Agniban rocket with a 3D-printed engine, aimed at suborbital flight trajectory control.

About Agnibaan Suborbital Technology Demonstrator (SORTED):

• Agnibaan Suborbital Technological Demonstrator (SOrTeD) is a single-stage launch vehicle powered by Agnikul's patented Agnilet engine.
• This is the world's first single piece 3D printed semi-cryogenic rocket engine.
• The Agnilet engine is the world's first single-piece 3D-printed semi-cryogenic rocket engine.
• It will be launched from India's first private launchpad, ALP-01, located inside the Sriharikota Spaceport of the Indian space agency ISRO.
• The SOrTeD mission is a single-stage launch vehicle demonstration that will be powered by a semi-cryogenic engine, Agnilet, a sub-cooled liquid oxygen-based propulsion system developed indigenously.

Features of Agniban SORTED:

• It is India's first vehicle to be equipped with a semi cryogenic engine, Agnilet, an indigenously developed subcooled liquid oxygen-based propulsion system.
• The rocket engine will burn kerosene into liquid oxygen and this can be used directly in the rocket.
• It can lift 14,000 kg and carry a payload of 100 kg to an altitude of 700 km.
• It can reach both low and high inclination orbits and is fully maneuverable.
• It will also have India's first Ethernet-based avionics architecture and completely in-house developed autopilot software.
• To ensure its compatibility with multiple launch ports, Agnikul has designed a launch pedestal called 'Dhanush' that will support the rocket's mobility in all configurations.

                                                         Source: India Today