SynopsisThe mission, targeted for next year subject to government approvals and weather conditions, will see Agnikul attempt recovery of the lower stage or booster, the costliest part of a launch vehicle. The upper stage will be retained as an orbital platform after satellite deployment.Agnikul Cosmos is preparing for an ambitious test of its own recovery-and-reuse technology on its next orbital mission, aiming to capitalise on India’s private launch companies shifting rapidly towards heavier and reusable rockets.Plans are afoot to land the rocket’s booster vertically on a sea-based barge after launch from Sriharikota, off the coast of Andhra Pradesh, cofounder and chief executive Srinath Ravichandran told ET Sunday.TheNow Playing