Sriharikota, July 18 -- Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman V Narayanan on Saturday said a technical glitch during the automatic launch sequence caused a brief delay in the launch of Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1, India's first privately developed orbital-class rocket, but the issue was resolved quickly, allowing the mission to proceed within 35 minutes.

Explaining the reason behind the initial delay, Narayanan said the problem occurred during the transition from the ground segment to the onboard computer.

Speaking to ANI, Narayanan said, "So the initial glitch, as it was explained when the automatic sequence was running, and there was a smooth transfer from the ground segment to the onboard computer, but that didn't take ...