{"id":125099,"date":"2022-11-10T13:24:43","date_gmt":"2022-11-10T07:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=125099"},"modified":"2022-11-10T13:24:45","modified_gmt":"2022-11-10T07:54:45","slug":"skyroots-first-rocket-set-for-launch-from-sriharikota","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/skyroots-first-rocket-set-for-launch-from-sriharikota\/","title":{"rendered":"Skyroot\u2019s first rocket set for launch from Sriharikota"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Skyroot\u2019s first rocket set for launch from Sriharikota:<\/strong> India\u2019s first privately developed rocket \u2013 Vikram-S \u2013 is set for a launch between November 12 and 16, Hyderabad-based space startup Skyroot Aerospace announced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The maiden mission of Skyroot Aerospace, named \u2018Prarambh\u2019 (the beginning), will carry three customer payloads and is set for launch from Indian Space Research Organisation\u2019s launchpad at Sriharikota. The mission \u2018Prarambh\u2019, meaning \u2018the beginning\u2019, since it is the first mission for Skyroot, was unveiled by ISRO chairman S. Somanath in Bengaluru after the technical launch clearance from the Space regulator IN-SPACe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Skyroot, a two-time national award winner, is the first start up to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ISRO in this regard. Skyroot\u2019s launch vehicles are named \u2018Vikram\u2019 as a tribute to the founder of the Indian Space programme and renowned scientist Vikram Sarabhai. \u201cVikram-S rocket getting launched is a single-stage sub-orbital launch vehicle which would carry three customer payloads and help test and validate majority of the technologies in the Vikram series of space launch vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Based in Hyderabad, Skyroot builds state-of-the-art space launch vehicles for launching commercial satellites to space. It aims to disrupt entry barriers to cost-efficient satellite launch services and space-flight by advancing its mission to make spaceflights affordable, reliable and regular for all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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