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India’s First Privately Built Rocket Completes Test Flight from Sriharikota
Vikram-1 lifted off from Sriharikota on Saturday carrying small satellites to low-Earth orbit. Skyroot Aerospace confirmed the vehicle reached its intended parameters after the test flight.
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India’s first privately built orbital rocket completed its maiden flight on Saturday. The Vikram-1 rocket, built by Skyroot Aerospace, lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. The vehicle is designed to carry small satellites into low-Earth orbit.
Skyroot Aerospace said in a post on X that the test flight had completed its mission. ” the company wrote. ” The manufacturer stated that the launch took place as planned and that the rocket reached orbital parameters as intended.
The event was reported by multiple outlets including AFP and The Japan Times.
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