History Beckons: Skyroot Lifts Off With India’s First Private Orbital Mission

Spacetech unicorn Skyroot successfully lifted off with Vikram-1, India’s first private orbital rocket mission, marking one of the biggest moments for the country’s startup ecosystem and spacetech industry. The four-stage launch vehicle blasted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota at around 11:30 IST as part of ‘Mission Aagaman’, the startup’s maiden attempt to place payloads into Low Earth Orbit (LEO). Originally scheduled within a launch window between July 12 and August 4, th