Agnikul signs agreement with Alaska Aerospace to test launch its rocket

Chennai-based small rocket maker Agnikul Cosmos has signed an agreement with Alaska Aerospace Corporation  to test launch its launch vehicle -- Agnibaan -- from the Pacific Spaceport Complex - on Alaska's Kodiak island in the US.

The IIT-Madras incubated startup said it is on track to undertake the launch by the end of 2021.  Agnikul Cosmos is developing a small rocket with a capacity to carry a 100 kg-satellite to low earth orbit.

According to Agnikul Cosmos, the ability to launch from high latitude launch ports is a significant advantage.

The company said that while the first preference was to use Isro's rocket