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PM Modi unveils India's first commercial private rocket Vikram-1; inaugurates Skyroot's new Infinity campus
- On Thursday, November 27, 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated Skyroot's Infinity Campus in Hyderabad and unveiled the Vikram‑I orbital rocket, capable of placing satellites into orbit.
- Modi said during his address that the private sector is making a major leap in India’s space ecosystem, citing `Today, India is witnessing an unprecedented moment in the space sector. The private sector is now making a major leap in India’s space ecosystem. Infinity campus is the reflection of India’s new thinking, innovation and youth power`.
- The Infinity Campus spans around 200,000 square feet of workspace for designing, developing, integrating and testing multiple launch vehicles, with capacity to build one orbital rocket every month.
- Skyroot Aerospace is led by co‑founders Pawan Chandana and Bharath Dhaka, positioning it among India’s private space leaders as their rise is presented as reinforcing India’s global space power.
- With demand for small satellites rising, Modi said the global space economy will expand in the coming years as more than 300 space startups attract global investors to India’s space talent.
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PM Modi inaugurates Skyroot’s Infinity Campus, unveils Vikram-I rocket
The state-of-the-art facility will have around 200,000 square feet workspace for designing, developing, integrating and testing multiple launch vehicles, with a capacity to build one orbital rocket every month.
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