Vikram-S, the country’s first privately developed rocket, was successfully launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on November 18 at 11:30 am. Developed by space start-up Skyroot Aerospace under its mission ‘Prarambh’, the launch was held at ISRO’s Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. The rocket reached an altitude of 89.5 km and attained a range of 121.2 km as planned.

Union Minister of state for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh took to Twitter yesterday (17th Nov, 2022) to share the news of the launch. “Arrived at #Sriharikota late this evening. Countdown begins for maiden private Rocket launch scheduled tomorrow forenoon. A new chapter in public-private-participation unfolding under Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” he said.

Skyroot thanked the Union Minister in a tweet: