Raman Engine Explained

Raman
Fuel:	UDMH
Oxidizer:
Status:	Under Development
Country Of Origin:	India
Type:	liquid
Caption:	Test firing of Raman Engine on 12th August 2020

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.

Description

It uses UDMH and NTO hypergolic propellants. 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 lower than many other rocket engines, but is required for precise orbit adjustments.^[2]

Development and Testing

• On 12 August 2020, Skyroot Aerospace successfully tested the engine for the first time.^[3]

References

1. Web site: 2020-08-17. First Indian start-up firm Skyroot Aerospace to test fire rocket engine 'Raman': All you need to know. 2022-01-25. Jagranjosh.com.
2. Web site: With ISRO assistance, India's Skyroot Aerospace aims maiden rocket launch by Dec-2021. 2022-01-25. WION. en.
3. News: Narasimhan. T. E.. 2020-08-12. Skyroot Aerospace first private company to test upper stage rocket engine. Business Standard India. 2022-01-25.