Telangana flags off Skyroot Vikram 1 as India’s first privately built orbital rocket heads for June 2026

Published on 26 April 2026

3D printed engines and carbon composite design stand out

Telangana’s Chief Minister and Industries Minister flagged off Skyroot Aerospace’s Vikram 1 hardware at the Max-Q campus in Hyderabad, signaling India’s first privately developed orbital rocket push. The three-stage, carbon-composite vehicle aims to loft up to 350 kg of small satellites to low Earth orbit, with launch targeted for June 2026 under IN-SPACe and ISRO oversight.

Vikram 1 is India’s first private orbital rocket targeting June 2026
It uses a three-stage carbon composite design and 3D-printed engines
Payload capacity reaches 350 kg to low Earth orbit for small satellites
Hardware integration will be completed at Sriharikota

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Telangana flags off Skyroot Vikram 1 as India’s first privately built orbital rocket heads for June 2026

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