Key Private Players in India’s Space Sector

Skyroot Aerospace

  • Founded: 2018 by former ISRO engineers, headquartered in Hyderabad.

Achievements

  • Successfully launched Vikram-S in 2022 – India’s first private rocket launch.
  • First orbital launch of Vikram-1 planned for 2025, carrying multiple Indian and foreign satellites.

Features

  • Payload capacity of 480 kg to 500 km LEO.
  • Rapid assembly and minimal infrastructure requirements.

Partnerships

  • Technical support from ISRO.
  • Collaboration with Bellatrix on orbital transfer vehicles (OTVs).

Agnikul Cosmos

  • Founded: Incorporated in 2017 & based in Chennai; focused on small satellite launch vehicles.

Achievements

  • Sub-orbital launch of Agnibaan-SOrTeD (Agnibaan Sub-Orbital Technology Demonstrator) - world’s first rocket with a single piece 3D printed engine ....


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