India Succeeds in Private Rocket Launch, Becoming the World's Third After the US and China
Successful Entry into 450 km Orbit
India Challenges US, China, and Russia in the Space Supremacy Race
An Indian private space company has become the third in the world, after the United States and China, to successfully launch a rocket. It is expected that India will now actively participate in the competition for space supremacy, which had previously been dominated by the United States, China, and Russia.
According to the Times of India on July 19 (local time), Indian private aerospace firm Skyroot Aerospace announced that its orbital rocket “Vikram-1,” which was launched the previous day, had successfully entered a 450 km orbit. With this successful launch, India has become the third country in the world, following the United States and China, to achieve a private sector rocket launch.
The Vikram-1 rocket was launched the previous day from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, in southeastern India. Measuring 22 meters in length, Vikram-1 is designed to carry payloads of up to 350 kilograms into orbit. Through this launch, Skyroot stated that it will verify the rocket’s propulsion system, avionics, navigation and control systems during flight, and collect data for future commercial launches.
Changes are also expected in India’s space sector, which has been led by the government. Since 2020, the Indian government has allowed private companies to participate in rocket and satellite manufacturing and space launch services, fields that had previously been monopolized by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). In line with this trend, Skyroot, founded in 2018, has emerged as India’s next-generation private space company.
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India is now expected to fully join the race for space supremacy alongside the United States, China, and Russia. In 2023, India became the first country in the world to successfully land an unmanned lunar probe, Chandrayaan-3, on the moon’s south pole. Earlier, in 2014, India was also the first Asian country to successfully send a spacecraft to Mars.
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