Mission Rhumi 2024: India launched its first reusable hybrid rocket, RHUMI 1, on Saturday from Thiruvidandhai in Chennai. The rocket was developed by the Tamil Nadu-based start-up Space Zone India. Rhumi-1 was launched using a mobile launcher and will carry “3 Cube Satellites and 50 PICO Satellites to a suborbital trajectory.” The reusable hybrid rocket project, a collaborative endeavor by Space Zone India and the Martin Group, puts a high value on versatility and sustainability for numerous uses.
Notably, the RHUMI series, consisting RHUMI-1, RHUMI-2, and RHUMI-3, is made to reach altitudes ranging from 1 km to 500 km, Money Control reported.
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#WATCH | India launches its first reusable hybrid rocket, RHUMI 1. The rocket, developed by the Tamil Nadu-based start-up Space Zone India and Martin Group was launched from Thiruvidandhai in Chennai using a mobile launcher. It carries 3 Cube Satellites and 50 PICO Satellites… pic.twitter.com/Io97TvfNhE
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The third collaboration between The Martin Group and Space Zone India is underway, continuing a successful partnership that first kicked off in 2023. That year, they made quite an impression with the ‘Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Students Satellite Launch – 2023’ project engaging over 2,500 students hailing from distinct schools; it was an ambitious move that led to the birth of a student-made satellite launch vehicle carrying 150 Pico satellite research hollow cubes. Not to forget, 1,200 ambitious high-schoolers had a feather in their cap as they put together and successfully deployed 100 FEMTO satellites for the ‘Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Space Research Payload Cubes Challenge 2021’ in 2021.
The RHUMI-1 rocket combines the advantages of both liquid and solid fuel propellant systems to improve efficiency and reduce operational costs.
Space Zone India is an aero-technology company in Chennai that aims to provide low-cost, long-term solutions in the space industry.
Space Zone India (SZI) provides hands-on training experience on Aerodynamic principles, Satellite Technology, Drone Technology and Rocket Technology. It also creates awareness of the career options in this industry. SZI works with Private institutions, Engineering and Art and Science colleges, and Private and Government schools.
In 2023, through mission ‘Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Students Satellite Launch – In 2023’ over 2,500 students from government, tribal, and public schools across the country, contributed in designing and construction of a student satellite launch vehicle. The vehicle could carry a payload of 150 Pico satelling research experiment cubes.
(with ANI inputs)
