Vikram-S: India's first private rocket lifts off for space

Vikram-S, India's first-ever privately developed rocket successfully lifted off from the Sriharikota spaceport.

The lift-off of the Vikram Suborbital rocket took place at 11:30 am from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota.

"Mission Prarambh is successfully accomplished. Congratulations" tweeted the Indian Space Research Organisation ISRO.

The 'Prarambh' mission and the Vikram-S rocket have been developed by Skyroot Aerospace start up in Hyderabad with support from ISRO and IN-SPACe (Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre). The rocket is carrying payloads of two Indian and one international customers into space.

"89.5 Kms peak altitude achieved. Vikram-S rocket meets all flight parameters. It's history in the making for India. Keep watching," Skyroot Aerospace tweeted attaching a YouTube link of the flight.

'Vikram-S' is named after Vikram Sarabhai, the founding father of India's Space Program.

The 'Prarambh' mission and the Vikram-S rocket have been developed by Skyroot Aerospace in Hyderabad with support from ISRO and IN-SPACe (Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre). The rocket is carrying payloads of two Indian and one international customers into space.

(ANI)