India's Skyroot Aerospace successfully launches Vikram-1 rocket

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Skyroot Aerospace has become the first Indian private company to successfully launch a rocket into orbit.

•Skyroot Aerospace launched the Vikram-1 rocket from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre on July 18.
•The Vikram-1 rocket successfully delivered payloads to an orbit height of 450 kilometers in approximately 15 minutes.
•India is now the third country in the world to successfully send an object into orbit via a private company.

•Skyroot Aerospace launched the Vikram-1 rocket for transporting small satellites from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India, on July 18.
•The Vikram-1 rocket reached an orbit height of 450 kilometers approximately 15 minutes after launching at 06.35 UTC.
•The mission, named Mission Aagaman, carried payloads for Indian and international customers, including technology demonstration satellites and orbital experiment equipment.
•Skyroot Aerospace conducted the mission to test the efficiency of propulsion, avionics, telemetry, and flight navigation and control systems in real conditions.
•The Vikram-1 rocket is approximately 22 feet tall and designed to carry a maximum payload of 350 kilograms into low Earth orbit.
•Skyroot Aerospace was founded in 2018 and became the first Indian space company to reach a valuation of 1 billion US dollars in early this year.
•Skyroot Aerospace plans to conduct 2-3 more test flights of this nature before starting regular commercial flight services.
•This success positions India to compete for a larger share of the global commercial satellite launch market against players like SpaceX.

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Skyroot

"Mission Aagaman was a magnificent success, and this is only a test flight."

ภารกิจ Mission Aagaman ประสบความสำเร็จอย่างงดงาม และนี่เป็นเพียงเที่ยวบินทดสอบเท่านั้น

Skyroot Aerospace(สกายรูท แอโรสเปซ)ℹ️

An Indian space startup founded in 2018 that successfully launched the Vikram-1 rocket.

An influential global satellite launch provider.

Reuters(รอยเตอร์)ℹ️

The news agency that reported the launch on July 18.

Satish Dhawan Space Centre(ศูนย์อวกาศสาทิชธาวัน)ℹ️

The launch site located in Sriharikota where the Vikram-1 rocket was launched.

Sriharikota(เมืองศรีหริโกฏ)ℹ️

The city in Andhra Pradesh where the Satish Dhawan Space Centre is located.

Andhra Pradesh(รัฐอานธรประเทศ)ℹ️

The Indian state where the rocket launch took place.

Elon Musk(อีลอน มัสก์)ℹ️

A global billionaire and owner of SpaceX.