Telangana CM flags off Skyroot's Vikram-1, India's first privately built orbital rocket, to Sriharikota
Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on 25 April 2026 flagged off flight hardware of Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1, India's first privately built orbital rocket, from Hyderabad to the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, where the company hopes to launch it in June.
Summary
Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1, India's first privately built orbital rocket, was flagged off from the company's facility in Hyderabad to the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota by Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on 25 April 2026. The rocket was designed and developed in Hyderabad, and its propulsion stages were already at Sriharikota, where integration and launch campaign activities were to begin. The company said it hopes to launch Vikram-1 in June 2026 and is in talks with IN-SPACe and ISRO for a launch window. Vikram-1 can carry a payload of 300 kg, though the first launches will carry smaller payloads.
Key facts
- Rocket
- Vikram-1, Skyroot Aerospace — India's first privately built orbital rocket
- Flagged off by
- Telangana CM A. Revanth Reddy, 25 April 2026, Hyderabad
- Destination
- Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota
- Expected launch
- June 2026 (company's target)
- Payload capacity
- 300 kg (smaller payloads in early launches)
- Launch window
- Under discussion with IN-SPACe and ISRO
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Vikram-1, flagged off to Sriharikota in April 2026 as India's first privately built orbital rocket, was developed by:
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Correct answer: A — Skyroot Aerospace
Vikram-1 is Skyroot Aerospace's orbital rocket, designed and developed at the company's facility in Hyderabad.
According to reports of its April 2026 flag-off, the payload capacity of Skyroot's Vikram-1 rocket is:
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Correct answer: C — 300 kg
The Hindu and Times of India reported that Vikram-1 can carry a payload of 300 kg, with smaller payloads on the first launches.
Consider the following statements about the Vikram-1 flag-off on 25 April 2026: 1. The rocket hardware was flagged off by the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh from Sriharikota. 2. Skyroot said it was in talks with IN-SPACe and ISRO for a launch window. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 2 only
Telangana CM A. Revanth Reddy flagged off the hardware from Hyderabad to Sriharikota; Skyroot said it was in discussions with IN-SPACe and ISRO for a launch window. Only statement 2 is correct.