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Agnikul Cosmos

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commercialFounded 2017
Chennai, India
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Agnikul’s planned launch vehicles have even smaller lift capacity than Skyroot’s Vikram-I.

Mentioned as: AgnikulTechnical ProductFeb 11, 2026When ISRO loses a PSLV rocket, India loses a launchpad in the present and the future

Srinath Ravichandran is Co-founder and CEO of AgniKul Cosmos.

Mentioned as: Agnikul CosmosNarrative GeneralDec 16, 2025Momentum building for Singapore Space Summit 2026

Both Skyroot and Agnikul have not announced a confirmed payload customer for their orbital flights.

Mentioned as: Agnikul CosmosNarrative GeneralJun 10, 2024Challenges for India’s emerging commercial launch industry

Agnikul launched its first rocket demonstrator mission called Suborbital Tech Demonstrator (SOrTeD) on May 30.

Mentioned as: Agnikul CosmosNarrative GeneralJun 10, 2024Challenges for India’s emerging commercial launch industry

Agnikul raised $26.7 million in 2022 to work towards multiple orbital launch attempts of their Agnibaan small launch vehicle.

Mentioned as: Agnikul CosmosOrg RelationshipJun 10, 2024Challenges for India’s emerging commercial launch industry

ISRO assisted Agnikul with mission reviews and flight tracking, and enabled the setup of their private launchpad at the Sriharikota spaceport.

Mentioned as: Agnikul CosmosNarrative GeneralJun 10, 2024Challenges for India’s emerging commercial launch industry

Agnikul's SOrTeD achieved a maximum altitude of less than 10 kilometers.

Mentioned as: Agnikul CosmosNarrative GeneralJun 10, 2024Challenges for India’s emerging commercial launch industry

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.

Mentioned as: Agnikul CosmosNarrative PlanFeb 16, 2024India targets a surge in civil and commercial launches

Directors of VSSC, SDSC SHAR, and LPSC attended the inauguration of the Agnikul facility on 2022-11-25.

Mentioned as: AgnikulTechnical ProductNov 28, 2022Agnikul Opens India’s First Private Space Launchpad

Shri S. Somanath, Chairman of ISRO and Secretary of the Department of Space, inaugurated the Agnikul launchpad on 2022-11-25.

Mentioned as: AgnikulOrg RelationshipNov 28, 2022Agnikul Opens India’s First Private Space Launchpad

Agnikul inaugurated India’s first-ever launchpad designed and operated by a private player.

Mentioned as: Agnikul CosmosNarrative GeneralNov 28, 2022Agnikul Opens India’s First Private Space Launchpad

Agnikul Cosmos founder and CEO Srinath Ravichandran and ISRO scientific secretary R Umamaheswaran signed a non-disclosure agreement last year to test and qualify Agnikul Cosmos’s small rocket.

Mentioned as: Agnikul CosmosNarrative GeneralSep 13, 2021Skyroot Aerospace becomes first Space-tech startup to formally enter into agreement with ISRO