Published on 11 Mar 2025
• Mission Rhumi was launched in Chennai on August 24.
• It is India’s first reusable hybrid rocket on a mobile launchpad.
• An initiative of Space Zone India (an aero- technology company based in Chennai), Rhumi-1 carried three cube satellites designed to monitor and collect data on atmospheric conditions.
• The Rocket is equipped with a generic-fuel- based hybrid motor and electrically triggered parachute deployer and is 100% pyrotechnic- free and has 0% TNT.
• The mission mentor was Mylswamy Annadurai, former ISRO scientist and affectionately called the ‘moon man of India’.
• The mobile launch system allows scientists to adapt to various launch scenarios with ease from any location.
Mission Rhumi
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