How Vikram-1 Put India in an Elite Private Orbital Space Club
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I thought the rocket was falling: Skyroot lost contact with Vikram-1 in space
Skyroot lost contact with Vikram-1 for nearly two minutes during its historic orbital mission. The outage was traced to ground systems as the rocket stayed on course and reached orbit.
How Vikram-1 put India in an elite private orbital space club
Vikram-1 has made history as India’s first privately developed orbital launch vehicle. In this video, we explain how orbital rockets work, why staging matters, the difference between orbital and suborbital flights, and what this milestone means for India’s growing space economy.
India’s space industry has witnessed a historic moment as Skyroot Aerospace’s Vikram-1 rocket successfully reached an orbit of around 450 kilometres on its maiden flight. This is the first commercial satellite carrier developed by the Indian private sector, and its launch from the island’s Sriharikota spaceport was hailed as a complete success. Despite a minor last-minute delay due to technical reasons, the rocket […]
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