Vikram-S, India's first privately developed rocket launched| Photos

The Vikram-S rocket named after the father of India's space programme Dr Vikram Sarabhai launched on Friday from the Indian

Published on Nov 18, 2022 04:20 PM IST 5 Photos

First privately developed Indian rocket Vikram-S being launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, an island off the coast of Andhra Pradesh.(AFP)

The half-tonne Vikram-S rocket launched before midday and travelled in an arc.(AFP)

Union MoS for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh with ISRO Chairman S. Somanath, INSPACe Chairperson Pawan Goenka and Skyroot Aerospace co-founders Pawan Kumar Chandana and Naga Bharath Daka.(PTI)

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Skyroot is the first privately held company in India in space sector after it was opened for the private players by the Centre in 2020.(ISRO)

Vikram-S, a single-stage sub-orbital launch vehicle, will carry three customer payloads and help test and validate the majority of the technologies in the Vikram series of space vehicles.(ISRO)

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