6 Hours in 8 Minutes | India’s First Rocket | 1:1 Papercraft

This is a 60× timelapse of a full-scale (1:1) papercraft model of India’s first sounding rocket, the Rohini RH-75. The build took about 6 hours, using 18 pages of paper.

Model dimensions:
Height: 1500mm
Diameter: 75mm
Footprint: 160mm x 160mm
Weight: 100 grams (89 gram body + 11 gram nose cone)

Model Features:
0 payload
Apogee 0m
0 Propulsion
Removable nose cone

The real Rohini RH-75, developed in the 1960s as part of India’s early space program. It was designed to carry scientific instruments into the upper atmosphere to study Earth’s atmosphere and test rocket technologies. Although small by modern standards, it played an important role in laying the foundations of India’s space program.

Rohini RH-75 dimensions:
Height: 1500mm
Diameter: 75mm
Footprint: 160mm x 160mm
Weight: 32 kilograms


Rohini RH-75 Features:
1kg payload
Apogee ~10km
1100mm long Solid Rocket Motor (2s burn time)

Gear (Video):
GoPro Hero 10 Black (Timelapse)
Canon EOS 700D (Cinematic filming in the sun)
iPhone 13 (Cinematic filming in the dark)
Tripod
DaVinci Resolve 20
18-135mm Lens

Gear (Model):
Paper (18 sheets, 210gsm)
Hobby knife
Scissors
Fevicol

Timeline:
0:00 - Intro
0:20 - Cutting
3:51 - Gluing
5:33 - Final assembly
7:15 - Reveal




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