About Agnibaan Agnibaan is a two-stage launch vehicle designed to be highly customisable and capable of carrying a 300 kg payload to a 700 km orbit. The Agnilet engine used in the Agnibaan is the world’s first semi-cryogenic rocket engine …
Why in news? Agnikul Cosmos Private Ltd., a chennai based space startup launched the world’s first rocket — Agnibaan Sub Orbital Technology Demonstrator (SOrTeD) — with a single-piece 3D-printed engine from Sriharikota. Sub-orbital means a flight path that goes into …