On August 24, 2024, India successfully launched its first reusable hybrid rocket, RHUMI-1, from Chennai, Tamil Nadu. This groundbreaking feat was accomplished by Space Zone India in collaboration with the Martin Group. The rocket carried 50 pico satellites and three cube satellites into space using a mobile launch pad. The primary objective of this mission is to foster research on global warming and climate change.
RHUMI-1’s Hybrid Motor and Environmental Research
The RHUMI-1 rocket is powered by a hybrid motor, which combines both solid and liquid fuel. This hybrid rocket engine utilizes solid fuel and a liquid or gaseous oxidizer to sustain combustion. The rocket also incorporates an electrically triggered parachute deployer, making it reusable. The satellites on this mission studied environmental factors such as atmospheric conditions, cosmic radiation, UV radiation, and air quality.
The Team Behind Mission RHUMI 2024 and Their Contributions
Anand Megalingam, the founder of Space Zone India, led Mission RHUMI 2024, guided by Dr. Myilswamy Annadurai, a former director of the ISRO Satellite Centre. Chennai-based Space Zone India is an aerospace technology company that provides cost-effective and long-term solutions in the space sector. The Martin Group of Companies is supporting this mission under its corporate social responsibility initiative.
The primary objective of the RHUMI-1 rocket is to promote research on global warming and climate change and to develop reusable technology in the space sector.
The RHUMI-1 rocket is powered by a hybrid motor, combining solid and liquid fuel, and it also includes an electrically triggered parachute deployer to make it reusable.
Anand Megalingam, the founder of Space Zone India, is leading Mission RHUMI 2024, guided by Dr. Myilswamy Annadurai, a former director of ISRO.
