India’s first private orbital rocket, Skyroot’s Vikram-1, to launch between July 12 and August 4

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Hyderabad: Skyroot Aerospace announced the opening of the launch window for the maiden test flight of its Vikram-1 launch vehicle — India’s first privately developed orbital-class rocket. Test Flight-1 is targeted for no earlier than July 12, subject to the completion of assembly and testing operations at the launch site in SDSC-SHAR, Sriharikota, and weather, safety, and range clearance. The window extends till August 4.

The single most important objective of Mission Aagaman is to capture the real in-flight performance data from every system on Vikram-1. “We want to understand how the vehicle performs from lift-off through every phase of ascent. The moment Vikram-1 lifts off, India’s private space industry will cross a threshold it has never crossed before,” said Pawan Kumar Chandana, Co-founder & CEO, Skyroot Aerospace.

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Mission Aagaman marks Skyroot’s second mission following the successful suborbital flight of Vikram-S, the first private rocket to reach space from Indian soil, on November 18, 2022.

This will be partially commercial flight, with the company planning to commence full commercial flights after one or two successful demonstrations to orbit. Joining the test flight is a mix of domestic and international customers.