Vikram-S: ISRO launches India's first private rocket, Key details
By Gaurav Kumar18, Nov 2022 02:22 PMjagranjosh.com
Vikram-S, India's first privately developed rocket successfully lifted off from the Spaceport in Sriharikota on November 18, 2022.
The move has marked the foray of the private sector into India's space industry, dominated by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for decades.
The announcement earlier was made by Hyderabad-based space startup Skyroot Aerospace on November 8, 2022.
The maiden mission of Skyroot Aerospace, has been named ‘Prarambh’ (the beginning).
Skyroot Aerospace carried three customer payloads and launched from the Indian Space Research Organisation’s launchpad at Sriharikota.
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