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Othisis: India’s Student-Driven Rocketry

The document outlines the progress of India's first student-built reusable launch vehicle, detailing advancements in engine development, including a bi-propellant NOS cycle engine and an innovative single-tank system. It highlights successful hotfire tests and the development of custom software for propulsion analysis. Additionally, it emphasizes the community's mission to foster collaboration in India's rocketry ecosystem and outlines future testing and development timelines.

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Othisis: India’s Student-Driven Rocketry

The document outlines the progress of India's first student-built reusable launch vehicle, detailing advancements in engine development, including a bi-propellant NOS cycle engine and an innovative single-tank system. It highlights successful hotfire tests and the development of custom software for propulsion analysis. Additionally, it emphasizes the community's mission to foster collaboration in India's rocketry ecosystem and outlines future testing and development timelines.

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Othisis

From Discord community to India’s


first student-built reusable launch
vehicle.

Progress Journey

We’re On Track with Closing our


Pre-Seed Funding round
2025
Vertical Take-off Vertical Landing (TDV)
Technology Demonstrator Vehicle

Custom flight computer


(fabricated with PCBWay).
Real-time data processing &
autonomous control.
Wireless telemetry & tracking.
Engine Development

Bi-propellant NOS Cycle Engine

N₂O (oxidizer & pressurizer) + Isopropyl Alcohol (fuel).


Innovative single-tank system with piston
pressurization.
Hotfire test successes (May & June 2025).
Innovative Single Tank
System

Holds both Fuel (Isopropyl


Alcohol) & Oxidizer (N₂O) in a
single tank.

Uses piston pressurization


with N₂O properties.

Reduces complexity & weight


while improving efficiency.

Successfully validated
during Hotfire Tests (May &
June 2025).
Hotfire Test Initial Prototype

Test 1: May 2025 ✅

Test 2: June 2025 ✅


Propulsion Analysis
Software - EngineCool

Custom software that uses chamber conditions, coolant


type, and engine geometry to calculate temperatures, heat
flux, Mach numbers, and thermal stresses.
Swirl Injector

Injector with tangential ports, a swirl chamber, and


an orifice that atomizes propellants, improving
mixing with oxidizer for efficient combustion.
SONUS (2024)
Quaternion-Based Orientation Estimation &
Visualization
Real-time 3D orientation tracking using quaternions
Accurate pitch, yaw, and roll visualization
Integrates with sensors and simulations for flight
analysis
Interactive Rocket Flight Simulator
Simulates launches with realistic physics
Adjustable parameters for educational and research
purposes
Bridges theory and practical experimentation for
better learning
Jericho (2023)
Our first high-power amateur
rocket.

Specs:
I-class solid motor.
Fiberglass airframe + 3D
printed fins.
Custom ESP32-based flight
computer.

Achievements:
Reached 850.66m apogee.
Max speed Mach 0.53.
Beginnings
Started as Rocketry India Discord
community (700+ members).
Mission: To connect, collaborate, and ignite
India’s rocketry ecosystem.
T
Feb - May 2025
May 2026
Design and fabrication of
avionics, engine hardware Integration of Engine into VTVL
and development of control Platform and TDV
algorithm completed and Demonstration
Tested

I
M
May 2025 July - September 2026
Testing Of Pipe Engine Cryogenics Systems
and Tank System testing begins. (Tanks,
Valves)

September 2025
3rd Round of Testing Of
E October 2026
Cold-flow Testing of

L
Pipe Engine and Tank injectors and system
System checks

October 2025

Regen Engine Testing


I December 2026
Hot Fire test using
Cryogenics

N
Begins October

nd
2
December 2025
Round of Regen Engine
E January 2027
Space Shot TDV Development Begins
Testing Begins
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