Skyroot Aerospace is an Indian private aerospace manufacturer and commercial launch service provider, founded in 2018 by former ISRO scientists. They are developing the Vikram series of small-lift launch vehicles designed for the small satellite market, utilizing advanced technologies like 3D-printed engines and carbon fiber structures. Skyroot has partnerships with ISRO, Dhruva Space, Bellatrix Aerospace, Prométhée, ConnectSAT, ispace and HEX20 and aims to provide affordable and reliable launch services. Key products include the Vikram series of launch vehicles and rocket engines like Raman-1, Kalam-5 and Dhawan-1.
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Skyroot Aerospace expects one-third of its demand to be domestic and the remaining demand to be international, with contributors from Southeast Asia, Japan, the U.S., and Europe.
Skyroot Aerospace intends to establish reliability through consecutive launches in a short timeframe to become a credible alternative in the small satellite launch market.
Over 70% of Skyroot Aerospace’s launch hardware for Vikram-1 is already at the spaceport.
Skyroot Aerospace was founded in India in 2018.
LatConnect60 is working with Skyroot Aerospace to launch one of its upcoming satellites from India in early 2027.
Exolaunch and Skyroot Aerospace signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement to provide end-to-end launch services for satellites.
Exolaunch and Skyroot Aerospace have announced a Strategic Partnership Agreement to provide end-to-end launch services for satellites.
Skyroot Aerospace developed and launched a suborbital rocket called Vikram-S in 2022 and is developing orbital-class rockets.
Indian start-up Skyroot Aerospace developed and launched the suborbital rocket Vikram-S in 2022 and is now developing orbital-class rockets.
Skyroot Aerospace plans the first orbital launch of its Vikram-1 rocket in 2025.
Skyroot Aerospace successfully launched India’s first privately developed rocket into space.
ispace signed a memorandum of understanding in October 2023 with Skyroot Aerospace Private Limited and HEX20 to collaborate on development of future lunar satellite missions.
The S2 motor of the Kalam-250 rocket, designed and developed by Skyroot Aerospace, underwent a static test at ISRO/SDSC-SHAR, Sriharikota.
Private launch plans include suborbital and orbital flights by Agnikul Cosmos using the Agnibaan SOrTeD (Suborbital Tech Demonstrator) and by Skyroot Aerospace using Vikram-1.
Skyroot Aerospace, Expleo, and ConnectSAT signed a three-party MoU to establish the OSIRIS satellite constellation with Expleo providing reconfigurable software for ConnectSAT’s IoT satellite scheduled to launch on Vikram-I.
ispace, inc. signed a memorandum of understanding with Skyroot Aerospace Private Limited and HEX20 Pty Ltd on 2023-10-06 in Tokyo.
Skyroot Aerospace Private Limited is the first Indian company to successfully launch a privately developed rocket into space.
HEX20 is an Australian company collaborating with LASP, NCU CAPE, LATMOS, and SKYROOT Aerospace to launch the COSPAR Satellite.
HEX20 is collaborating with the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP), National Central University Center for Astronautical Physics and Engineering (NCU CAPE), Laboratoire Atmosphères, Milieux, Observations Spatiales (LATMOS), and Skyroot Aerospace to launch the COSPAR satellite.
Skyroot Aerospace launched Vikram-S, India’s first privately developed rocket, on 2022-11-18 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.