Launch of India’s first private rocket, Vikram-S, successfully launched
Vikram-S, India’s first privately developed rocket, successfully lifted off from the spaceport in Sriharikota today, marking the foray of the private sector into the country’s space industry, dominated by ISRO for decades.
Developed by Skyroot Aerospace, a four-year-old startup based in Hyderabad, the rocket was launched with support from ISRO and IN-SPACe (Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre).
“Congratulations India! It is the beginning of a new dawn. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given life to the dream of Skyroot co-founders. India’s ascent for the next 25 years has begun,” Union Minister Jitendra Singh, who was at Sriharikota, said after the historic launch.
The rocket carried three payloads built by Andhra Pradesh-based N Space Tech India, Chennai-based startup Space Kids and Armenian BazoomQ Space Research Lab.