Vikram S, India's first privately made rocket was successfully launched from Sriharikota.

Vikram
S, India's first privately built rocket was launched today at 11.30 AM on
November 18, 2022 from Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) launchpad in
Sriharikota.
The
6-meter-tall spacecraft, developed by
Skyroot Aerospace Private Limited, a four year old Hyderabad based
start-up, reached a maximum altitude of 89.5 kilometres before crashing into
the Bay of Bengal about five minutes after the launch. The mission was called
Misson Prarambh meaning 'the beginning'.
Vikram
S has been named after Vikram Sarabhai, the father of India’s space.
Vikram
S is a single-stage solid fuelled, sub-orbital rocket developed over the course
of two years by incorporating advanced technologies including carbon composite
structures and 3D-printed components.
The
rocket was equipped with a gross lift off mass of 545kg, and payload mass of 80
kg. It carried with it three customer payloads, out of which two belonged to
domestic customers and the other, a foreign client.
These
payloads will map the measurement and validation of specific flight parameters
and payload integration processes.
The
launch served as a technological demonstration of the company's capabilities.
Subject to IN-technical SPACe's approval, the rocket will aid in the validation
of technology that will be utilised in Skyroot's upcoming Vikram-1 orbital
vehicle, which is scheduled for launch next year.
After
the mission's successful launch, Indian National Space Promotion and
Authorization Centre (IN-SPACe) chairman Pawan Goenka said, “All systems worked
as planned. Skyroot demonstrated sub-systems that will go into their orbital
class launch vehicles. This is a new beginning for the Indian space sector and
a historic moment for all of us.”
Minister
of State Dr. Jitendra Singh and Chairman, IN-SPACe congratulated Skyroot for
the accomplishment and thanked ISRO for the able support provided.
Singh
said, "It is indeed a new beginning and a new dawn in the journey of
India's space programme."
Pawan
Kumar Chandana, CEO and co-founder of Skyroot Aerospace, said, "We created
history today by launching India's first privately developed rocket. It's the
beginning of a new era in the Indian space ecosystem. We thank IN-SPACe and
Isro."
Prime
Minister Narendra Modi calls it a historic moment for India and congratulates the companies for the successful launch.
He
took his social media and wrote, “A historic moment for India as the rocket
Vikram-S, developed by Skyroot Aerospace, took off from Sriharikota today! It
is an important milestone in the journey of India’s private space industry.
Congrats to @isro & @INSPACeIND for enabling this feat”, the prime minister
tweeted.
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