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Vikram-S, India's first privately developed rocket, successfully lifted off from the spaceport in Sriharikota today, marking the foray of the private sector into the country's space industry, dominated by ISRO for decades.
Developed by space start-up Skyroot Aerospace under its mission 'Prarambh', the launch will be held at ISRO's Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota
Vikram-S Launch LIVE: India is etching history with the launch of its first private-sector rocket Vikram-S, a suborbital vehicle developed by Skyroot Aerospace. The rocket will be launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota carrying three CubeSats at 11:30 am IST under the mission named 'Prarambh' (The beginning).
Following the successful execution of the Prarambh Mission Skyroot co-founder & CEO, Pawan Kumar Chandana said the event symbolised the potential of New India, where a small step by a space startup translated into a giant leap for the Indian space industry.
The 'Prarambh' mission and the Vikram-S rocket have been developed by Skyroot Aerospace start-up in Hyderabad with support from ISRO and IN-SPACe.