Summary
The mission will follow fourteen flight phases and last about fifteen minutes before reaching orbit.
Successful launch will mark a milestone for private space efforts in India.
Key Points
3 points1
Vikram-1 is a privately funded Indian rocket.
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The flight consists of fourteen distinct phases.
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The entire ascent to orbit will take approximately fifteen minutes.
New Words to Learn
6 wordsprivate
made by a company, not the government
orbital
going around the Earth in space
flight sequence
the order of steps the rocket follows
orbit injection
the moment the rocket gets into a path around Earth
phases
different parts of the journey
duration
how long something lasts
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