Question: Which of the following is India’s first privately developed rocket launched by ISRO?
A SLV (Satellite Launch Vehicle)
B Agni V
C Vikram-S
D PSLV-C21
Answer: Vikram-S
Aspect | Description |
Name of the Rocket | Vikram-S |
Maiden Flight | 18 November 2022 |
Launch Time | 11:00 AM |
Launch Site | Sounding Rocket Complex, Sriharikota |
Developer | Skyroot Aerospace |
Mission Name | ‘Prarambh’ (meaning “beginning”) |
Tribute | Named after Vikram Sarabhai, the father of India’s space program |
Apogee Reached | 89.5 km |
Height | Vikram S: 6 m (20 ft) |
Diameter | 0.37 m (1 ft 3 in) |
Mass | 545 kg (1,202 lb) |
Stages | 1 |