India’s first private rocket may be launched between November 12 and November 16

India’s first privately developed rocket – Vikram-S – is ready for launch between November 12 and November 16, Hyderabad-based space startup Skyroute Aerospace announced on Tuesday.

, first mission of Skyroot AerospaceNamed ‘Prambh’ (beginning), will carry three customer payloads and is ready for launch from Indian Space Research Organization Launchpad at Sriharikota.

“The authorities have notified a launch window between November 12 and November 16, with the last date being confirmed depending on weather conditions,” said Pawan Kumar Chandana, CEO and co-founder, SkyRoot Aerospace.

With this mission, Skyroute Aerospace is set to become the first private space company in India to launch a rocket into space, ushering in a new era for the space sector, which is expected to facilitate private sector participation in 2020. was opened for

“The Vikram-S rocket is a single-stage sub-orbital launch vehicle that will carry three customer payloads and will help test and validate most of the technologies in the Vikram series of space launch vehicles,” said Naga Bharat Daka, Chief Operating Officer, Skyroute Aerospace. said in a statement.

Chandana said it was only because of the invaluable support from ISRO and IN-SPACe (Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre) that Skyroute was able to design and prepare the Vikram-S rocket mission in such a short span of time.

Skyroute’s launch vehicles have been named ‘Vikram’ as a tribute to Vikram Sarabhai, the founder of the Indian space programme.

Based in Hyderabad, Skyroute manufactures state-of-the-art space launch vehicles to launch commercial satellites into space. It aims to disrupt entry barriers to cost-efficient satellite launch services and space-flight while furthering its mission of creating affordable, reliable and routine space flight for all, the statement said.