Vikram-1: India’s first private space rocket from Skyroot carrying a diamond flower0

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• July 18, 2026

The rocket, named after Vikram Sarabhai, considered the father of India’s space programme, is small and has the capacity to carry payloads of up to 350kg, Skyroot co-founder and CEO Pawan Kumar Chandana told the BBC. Chandana says today that access to space remains “a major bottleneck, as satellite operators often wait months or even