Private rocket Vikram-1 carrying tech payloads and special postcards lifts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota on Saturday (July 18, 2026).Earlier, the launch was put on hold temporarily. A new schedule was announced, and the rocket was launched at 12.05 P.M..
Skyroot’s Vikram-1, India’s first private orbital rocket to be launched on July 18
India's first privately developed orbital rocket is ready to blast off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.
Developed by Skyroot, a private aerospace company, Vikram-1 has been named after India's pioneering space scientist Vikram Sarabhai.This will be the first time an orbital-class rocket, fully designed and developed by a private player, will attempt to fly from Indian soil.The Mission Aagaman launch marks the arrival of India's private sector in the global launch business.
Vikram-1 is a multi-stage orbital launch vehicle built with an all-carbon-composite structure.
