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Skyroot's Vikram-1 becomes India's first private orbital rocket to reach orbit.
18 Jul 2026
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Skyroot's Vikram-1 becomes India's first private orbital rocket to reach orbit123
Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1 reached orbit on its maiden launch from Sriharikota on 18 July 2026, making it India's first private orbital launch. It lifted off 35 minutes after the scheduled 11:30 am.
- Vikram-1 launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, on Saturday 18 July 2026 (Mission Aagaman)
- First private orbital launch from India; Skyroot is India's first private rocket launcher
- Lift-off at 12:05 pm, 35 minutes after the scheduled 11:30 am
- Vikram-1 is a four-stage rocket
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Skyroot readies Vikram-1 maiden orbital launch for 18 July45
Skyroot Aerospace scheduled the maiden Vikram-1 orbital launch (Mission Aagaman) for Saturday 18 July 2026 at 11:30 am from the First Launch Pad at Sriharikota. Skyroot's founders are Pawan Kumar Chandana and Naga Bharath Daka.
- Skyroot Aerospace scheduled the maiden Vikram-1 orbital launch (Mission Aagaman) for Saturday 18 July 2026 at 11:30 am from the First Launch Pad at Sriharikota
- Skyroot's founders are Pawan Kumar Chandana and Naga Bharath Daka
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Skyroot sets Vikram-1 orbital launch window 12 July to 4 August67
Skyroot Aerospace announced a launch window of 12 July to 4 August 2026 from Sriharikota for Vikram-1, billed as India's first privately developed orbital-class rocket (Mission Aagaman).
- Launch window 12 July to 4 August 2026 from Sriharikota, subject to testing, weather and range clearances
- Vikram-1 is India's first privately developed orbital-class rocket, built by Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace; the mission is called Aagaman
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