ISRO announces successful static test of KALAM 1200 solid rocket motor
ISRO announced that Skyroot Aerospace successfully conducted first static test of its powerful KALAM 1200 solid rocket motor, the first stage of the Vikram-1 launch vehicle, at Sriharikota on Friday. The 11-metre-long, 1.7-metre-diameter monolithic composite motor, with a propellant mass of 30 tonnes, is the longest monolithic motor prepared at the Solid Propellant Plant, Sriharikota, ISRO said.