India's first private rocket company reaches orbit on debut flight

Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1, a 22-metre rocket, climbed to a 450-kilometre orbit from India's Sriharikota Island spaceport on its first launch.

Why it mattersIndia now has a private satellite launch industry, adding a new competitor to the global small-rocket market.

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