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The First Aerospace Research & Development Lab of Bangladesh
DhumketuX, founded by Nahiyan Dhumketu (Oli), envisions Bangladesh as a global leader in space exploration, benefiting Earth by expanding humanity’s reach into space. To preserve our planet, the company aims to discover new resources, relocate industries to space, and reduce environmental stress. DhumketuX is advancing this mission with safe, cost-effective, reusable launch vehicles for civil and commercial use.
Launch Vehicle
Ekushey
Bidrohi SR
Nazrul 01
Milstones
STATS
Funding
$ 357 K
Team Size
50+
Founded In
2018
Cumulative Experience in rocket industry
125+ Years
Successful test
2 Launches & 30+ Tests
Team journal publications
250+
articles & News
The Rocket 'Dhumketu X 21' is ready for launch | DhumketuX Rocket | Mymensingh | Somoy TV
"DhumketuX" is the winner of Bangladesh's first rocketry challenge by the A2i Innovation Competition 2022.
100 + News
Boson Engine
The DhumketuX Rocket team is developing the “Boson Engine,” a liquid rocket for human flight, fueled by LOX and Kerosene, as a tribute to Satyendra Nath Bose, the renowned physicist and mathematician.
Project ARLS (Firefly) [Open Source: MIT License]
The Autonomous Rocket Landing System (ARLS) project pioneers advanced rocket recovery technology, addressing the growing need for efficient, reusable solutions as humanity expands its space exploration efforts.
CubeSat "Bangla 01"
DhumketuX’s first CubeSat, Bangla 01, will launch aboard the BidrohiRocket in March 2025. This 1U satellite will conduct Earth observation, test communication technologies, and gather atmospheric data. As Bangladesh’s space technology pioneer, Bangla 01 symbolizes national pride, scientific innovation, and future aerospace advancements. Stay tuned for this groundbreaking mission!
Micro Satellite "Bijoy"
Micro Satellite “Bijoy” is Bangladesh’s pioneering space mission, set to launch in 2027 aboard SSLV Nazrul 01 to Low Earth Orbit (LEO). Designed for Earth observation, climate monitoring, and communication enhancement, Bijoy showcases Bangladesh’s growing presence in space technology and fosters global research collaboration.
Northbird is a low-to-medium altitude, short-range unmanned air system (UAS), The UAS is intended primarily for military missions such as intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance(ISR), and also can be configured for civil applications. We developed our own control station and communications systems for the Northbird.
A prototype Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) is designed for the purpose of long-distance delivery to supply medicines and vaccines. This work aims to ascertain that UAVs can be employed to decrease transportation times, increase power efficiency, and improve safety for transportation
of necessary products. …
Fire departments are seeing large benefits from the use of drones during structure fires and search and rescue missions. In the case of a structure fire, when first arriving on the scene, the drone can be deployed to assess the scene, before the firefighters are put in harms way….
Unmanned systems with a variable degree of autonomy, generally known as ‘drones,’ have become commonplace in the world’s advanced militaries. In their various aerial, maritime, and ground forms, these vehicles are used to perform a wide spectrum of roles…..
Future Vision
Human Space Flight
Our Supporters
Collaboration
Our Sponsors & Donors
This is nothing, probably a toy compare to many countries. But who knows this will bring another Homer Hickam for us ! Let’s inspire their dream, congratulate their efforts …
The Bangladesh Defence Analyst
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
DhumketuX is a group of students that work on rocket and drone. We aims to launch a rocket fully designed and made by our own technology, this will be the first rocket in the history of Bangladesh
Dhumketu 0.1 is a testing prototype to test our design, we are
using our own technology to launch and control the rocket.
Using Dhumketu 0.1 we will be able to observe our atmosphere
at least 5km.We are also hopeful that using Dhumkteu 0.1 a
new window will be opened for the nation in space journey.
DhumketuX team’s future mission is to go to the suborbital
within 2035 and Send human in the space within 2040.