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 has scripted history as Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1 successfully completed its landmark mission, becoming the country's first privately developed orbital rocket to reach space from Indian soil. Launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, the mission marks a defining moment for India's rapidly expanding private space ecosystem.

Historic moment! India's first private rocket Vikram-1 takes off into space | Skyroot launch

India has achieved a historic milestone in space exploration as Skyroot Aerospace successfully launched Vikram-1, the country's first privately developed orbital rocket from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota. The successful liftoff marks a major breakthrough for India's rapidly growing private space industry following the government's space sector reforms. The four-stage Vikram-1 rocket completed key mission objectives, including successful ignition, stage separation, and payload fairing separation, while carrying multiple payloads toward orbit. The mission places India among leading nations encouraging private participation in space launches and commercial space exploration.

Skyroot Aerospace launches Vikram-1, India’s first private orbital rocket, successfully lifts off