Skyroot Aerospace

Skyroot CEO says demand for small satellite launches is outpacing supply as Vikram-1 readies for liftoff

Skyroot Aerospace CEO Pawan Kumar Chandana says that the startup's first orbital rocket is fully booked for its debut mission next quarter

PM Modi inaugurates Skyroot’s new infinity campus and Vikram-I Rocket

The newly constructed site spans nearly 200,000 square feet total. It supports designing, developing and testing several launch vehicles. The campus can produce one orbital rocket each month.

Startup founders say Rs 1,000-crore VC fund a big win for space sector

The cabinet has approved a Rs 1,000 venture capital fund, announced in the Budget in July, for the space sector

Centre's incentive plan for space manufacturing to take into account states' policies

The policy was announced on the occasion of National Space Day by IN-SPACe chairman Pawan K Goenka. The final approval is awaited

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Skyroot Aerospace successfully test fires Stage-2 of its Vikram-1 orbital rocket

The test, done on Wednesday, which lasted 85 seconds, recorded a peak sea-level thrust of 186 kilonewtons (kN), which will translate to a fully expanded vacuum thrust of around 235 kN in flight, it said.

Revised FDI norms in space sector will boost access to new tech and funding, says industry

While welcoming the government's move to ease FDI norms in the space sector, Indian Space Association, which represents around 32 space tech startups apart from bigger players like Bharti Airtel and so on, said that the norms will boost confidence of all space industry members

Skyroot Aerospace, Agnikul Cosmos to launch 7 times in 2024-25: IN-SPACe manifesto

The launches by Skyroot Aerospace and Agnikul Cosmos of their launch vehicles Vikram-1 and Agnibaan, respectively, will also signify the startups' first respective commercial missions.

Skyroot Aerospace raises $27.5 million in pre Series C round led by Temasek

The Hyderabad-based company, which launched India's first private rocket in 2022, is set to launch its second commercial rocket, the Vikram-I, next year. The launch vehicle can take payloads of upto 300 kilograms into low earth orbit.

This Chennai startup wants to give children exclusive view of Moon landing by Chandrayaan 3

Space Kidz India will be attempting to directly connect with Chandrayaan 3 spacecraft with their antennae installed in Chennai to give children an unique view of the spacecraft's attempted landing on the Moon. Startups such as Skyroot Aerospace, Agnikul Cosmos are also holding viewing sessions for their employees

Modi-Macron meet paves way for Indian space tech startups to team up with French peers

Skyroot Aerospace and Dhruva Space announced that they are working with French companies for their next launches

India's Skyroot in talks with French firm to launch nanosatellites

Skyroot co-founder Pawan Kumar Chandana held discussions with Promethee President Olivier Piepsz on the sidelines of the official visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to France.

Indian private space ecosystem welcome GST exemption for satellite launches

In the 50th meeting of the GST Council on July 11, it was decided that private players such as startups be exempted from paying GST on satellite launches