{"id":3154,"date":"2026-07-18T22:28:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T16:58:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/?p=3154"},"modified":"2026-07-18T22:28:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T16:58:18","slug":"skyroot-launches-indias-1st-private-orbital-rocket-vikram-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/?p=3154","title":{"rendered":"Skyroot launches India&#8217;s 1st private orbital rocket Vikram-1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"449\" height=\"300\" data-id=\"3155\" src=\"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Nation-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Nation-2.png 449w, https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Nation-2-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>New Delhi, India scripted a historic chapter in its space journey on Saturday as Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace successfully launched Vikram-1, the country&#8217;s first privately developed orbital rocket, under Mission Aagaman, making India only the third nation after the United States and China to have a private company capable of launching a rocket into orbit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The landmark mission lifted off from the Indian Space Research Organisation&#8217;s (ISRO) First Launch Pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC-SHAR) in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, marking a major milestone for India&#8217;s rapidly expanding private space sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLIFT-OFF! Vikram-1 has left the pad at Sriharikota. India&#8217;s first privately developed orbital rocket is flying. History is being made,\u201d Skyroot Aerospace said in a post on social media platform X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSafe tower clearance. At T+10 seconds, Vikram-1 Test Flight-1 has cleared the launch tower,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Named after Dr. Vikram Sarabhai, the father of India&#8217;s space programme, the four-stage Vikram-1 launch vehicle is designed to provide rapid and on-demand launch services for small satellites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The mission is also expected to strengthen India&#8217;s position in the global commercial launch market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The seven-storey rocket is headed for a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) at an altitude of about 450 km. With the successful launch, India joined an exclusive group of nations where private companies have demonstrated orbital launch capability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Skyroot Aerospace has described its long-term vision as offering a &#8220;cab service to space&#8221;, enabling customers to book dedicated launches to place satellites into specific orbits or support future space missions with greater flexibility and speed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mission Aagaman marks Skyroot&#8217;s second space mission after the successful launch of the Vikram-S suborbital rocket under Operation Prarambh in November 2022, which became the first privately built rocket to reach space from Indian soil and paved the way for India&#8217;s private launch ecosystem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ahead of the mission, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had termed the launch &#8220;a historic new frontier for India&#8217;s space journey&#8221; and extended his best wishes to the Skyroot Aerospace team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a post on social media platform X, the Prime Minister said the mission reflected the talent, determination and entrepreneurial spirit of India&#8217;s youth while showcasing how the country&#8217;s space sector reforms are unlocking new opportunities for innovation and enterprise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi, India scripted a historic chapter in its space journey on Saturday as Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace successfully launched Vikram-1, the country&#8217;s first privately developed orbital rocket, under Mission Aagaman, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3155,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3154","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-display","category-national","has_thumb"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3154","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3154"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3154\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3156,"href":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3154\/revisions\/3156"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3155"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3154"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}