India has achieved a historic milestone as Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1 successfully launched multiple payloads into low Earth orbit, becoming the country's first privately built rocket to reach space. The breakthrough places India among a select group of nations with private orbital launch capabilities, marking a major boost for the country's growing commercial space sector and its ambitions to become a global space powerhouse by 2030.


India's first private rocket vikram-1 reaches orbit | skyroot creates history in space race

India's first private rocket Vikram-1 reaches Orbit | Skyroot creates history in space race

India's space sector has entered a historic new era after the successful maiden launch of Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1, the country's first privately developed orbital rocket. The landmark mission marks a major milestone for India's rapidly expanding private space ecosystem and strengthens the country's ambitions to become a global space powerhouse. In an exclusive interview, IN-SPACe Chairman Dr. Pawan Goenka explains how the Vikram-1 mission will reshape India's commercial space industry, increase launch capabilities, boost private participation, and help achieve the ambitious target of growing India's space economy from $8-9 billion to $44 billion over the coming years.


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India has created history as Skyroot Aerospace successfully launched Vikram-1, the country's first privately developed orbital rocket, from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota. The landmark mission marks a major milestone for India's rapidly growing private space sector. Developed by former ISRO scientists, Vikram-1 successfully progressed through multiple flight stages, crossed the 100 km Kármán Line, ignited all stages as planned, and moved toward deploying its payloads into orbit. The mission demonstrates India's expanding capabilities in commercial space launches and opens new opportunities for startups, universities, and global satellite customers.

Vikram-1 launch success: India’s first private rocket reaches space | skyroot creates history