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India’s first reusable hybrid rocket RHUMI-1
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India has successfully launched its first reusable hybrid rocket, RHUMI-1, developed by the Tamil Nadu-based start-up Space Zone India in collaboration with the Martin Group.
Key Details:
- RHUMI-1 incorporates a reusable mechanism, promising a cost-effective and environmentally sustainable solution to satellite launches.
- Rocket Technology: RHUMI-1 is equipped with a generic-fuel-based hybrid motor and electrically triggered parachute deployer. The spacecraft is 100% pyrotechnic-free and 0% TNT.
- The hybrid propulsion system, combining solid fuel and liquid oxidizer technologies, is engineered to slash the costs associated with hybrid rocket operations while ensuring utmost safety.
- The RHUMI-1 rocket combines the advantages of both liquid and solid fuel propellant systems to improve efficiency and reduce operational costs.
- The RHUMI series includes three models—RHUMI-1, RHUMI-2, and RHUMI-3—capable of reaching altitudes ranging from 1 km to 500 km.
- Rocket Technology: RHUMI-1 is equipped with a generic-fuel-based hybrid motor and electrically triggered parachute deployer. The spacecraft is 100% pyrotechnic-free and 0% TNT.
- Application: Beyond its space exploration objectives, RHUMI 1’s applications extend to agriculture, environmental monitoring, and disaster management.
- Key-features
- Flexibility and reusability
- Adjustable launch angle, which can be modified between 0 and 120 degrees
- A CO2-triggered parachute system
- Rocket and Satellites: RHUMI-1 carried 3 Cube Satellites and 50 PICO Satellites into a suborbital trajectory. These satellites will gather data on global warming and climate change.
- Space Zone India: Based in Chennai, Space Zone India focuses on providing affordable, long-term space solutions. The company offers training in Aerodynamics, Satellite Technology, Drone Technology, and Rocket Technology. They also promote awareness about careers in the space industry.
- Educational Initiatives: In 2023, Space Zone India ran the "Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Students Satellite Launch" mission, involving over 2,500 students from various schools in designing and building a student satellite launch vehicle. This vehicle was capable of carrying 150 Pico satellites for research experiments.
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