Skyroot Aerospace to launch India’s first private orbital rocket on Saturday
Indian space startup Skyroot Aerospace is preparing to launch its Vikram-1 orbital rocket from Sriharikota. This mission, named 'Aagaman', marks a significant milestone as the first private orbital launch from Indian soil using a carbon-composite vehicle.
Why it matters
This launch represents the maturation of India's private space sector and its growing capability to compete in the global commercial satellite launch market.
NEW DELHI: India’s private space sector will soon take wings as spacetech startup Skyroot Aerospace is just days ahead from becoming the country’s first private player to launch an orbital-class rocket, fully designed and developed by it, from Indian soil.After sending India’s first private single-stage suborbital rocket Vikram-S at a peak altitude of 89.5 km in 2022, the Hyderabad-based company is all geared up to launch the country’s first orbital launch vehicle, Vikram-1, on Saturday.Vikram-1, named in honour of Dr Vikram Sarabhai, the father of India’s space programme, is scheduled to lift off at 11.30 am from the first launch pad at Sriharikota, Skyroot Aerospace said on Thursday.
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