### [2026-07-18](/feed/2026/07/18/index.md)

##### Space industry of India
# Skyroot Aerospace successfully launches Vikram-1, India's first privately built orbital rocket, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh, carrying small satellite payloads into low Earth orbit on its maiden flight. 




### Sources:

1. [AFP via ''Asharq Al-Awsat](https://english.aawsat.com/varieties/5297323-india-successfully-launches-1st-private-orbital-rocket)

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