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Raman Engine

Raman Engine

Rocket engine manufactured by Skyroot Aerospace

Raman Engine is a bipropellant rocket engine manufactured by Skyroot Aerospace that will be used in its Vikram family of rockets.[1] It is named after Indian Nobel laureate Sir C.V. Raman.

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Description

It uses UDMH and NTO hypergolic propellants.[2] Its injector plate is completely 3D printed. This engine will be used in a cluster of 4 in the fourth stage of the Vikram 1 rocket which can produce a thrust of 3.4 kN each producing 850 N of thrust, which is low compared to many other rocket engines, but is required for precise orbit adjustments.[3][4]

Development and Testing

  • On 12 August 2020, Skyroot Aerospace successfully tested the engine for the first time.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "First Indian start-up firm Skyroot Aerospace to test fire rocket engine 'Raman': All you need to know". Jagranjosh.com. 2020-08-17. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
  2. [2]
    Skyroot Aerospace: Raman Engine Test Fire, retrieved 2022-01-25
  3. [3]
    "With ISRO assistance, India's Skyroot Aerospace aims maiden rocket launch by Dec-2021". WION. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
  4. [4]
    Exclusive Details of Skyroot's Raman Engine, retrieved 2022-01-25
  5. [5]
    Narasimhan, T. E. (2020-08-12). "Skyroot Aerospace first private company to test upper stage rocket engine". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2022-01-25.


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