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Part of situation: India's private space and defense sectors expand (16 clusters)

India's Skyroot launches Vikram-1, first private orbital rocket

Vikram-1 Skyroot Aerospace private orbital launch India low‑Earth orbit

On 18 July 2026, Hyderabad‑based startup Skyroot Aerospace lifted off its Vikram‑1 launch vehicle from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota. The three‑stage, 22‑metre rocket placed a suite of payloads into a 450 km low‑Earth orbit, including two CubeSats, a robotic arm for orbital debris removal, a lab‑grown diamond, and an 18‑carat gold sculpture featuring miniature portraits of Indian space pioneers.

The successful test makes India the third country—after the United States and China—capable of delivering an orbital launch via a private company. Prime Minister Narendra Modi called the event “a defining moment in India’s space journey” and said it would “encourage countless youngsters to dream bigger and innovate fearlessly.” Skyroot posted on X, “Hello space, we have arrived!”

The mission, named Aagaman ("arrival"), was conducted with clearances from air‑space and maritime authorities and was supported by India’s space regulator IN‑SPACe and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The flight validates Vikram‑1’s propulsion, avionics, guidance and control systems, and the company plans further test flights before offering routine commercial launch services for small satellites.

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