SynopsisHyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace achieved a significant milestone by placing payloads into orbit. The Vikram-1 rocket successfully completed its orbital mission, Aagaman, from Sriharikota. Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the young team for this historic achievement. This success positions India in a select group of private companies with orbital launch capabilities. The mission de-risks technologies for Skyroot's future launch vehicles and future missions.Hyderabad-based startup Skyroot Aerospace on Saturday became the nation’s first private organisation to place payloads into orbit with a locally developed rocket, marking a major milestone for India’s commercial space industry.The rocket, Vikram-1, lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota at 12:05 hours and placed the payloads around 16 minutes later into a 450-km circular low Earth orbit at a 60-degree inclination,Now Playing
Skyroot Aerospace makes history: India's first private rocket successfully places payloads into orbit - The Economic Times
Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace achieved a significant milestone by placing payloads into orbit. The Vikram-1 rocket successfully completed its orbital mission, Aagaman, from Sriharikota. Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the young team for this historic achievement. This success positions India in a select group of private companies with orbital launch capabilities. The mission de-risks technologies for Skyroot's future launch vehicles and future missions.
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