New Delhi, Oct. 28 -- India could see its first private commercial rocket launch in three months-a landmark moment set to be propelled by the country's most-funded space startup.

So far, only the government-run Indian Space Research Organisation has launched rockets to put satellites in orbit. However, Isro's main mandate is research and development, and its frequency of launch operations is limited.

Now, three years after India opened up its space sector to private companies, Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace is targetting its first full-scale commercial satellite launch mission by January.

Skyroot, co-founded by two former Isro scientists, is targetting one launch every three months next year, and one every month from 2027. Each sate...