Sriharikota (AP), July 18 -- After a 35 minute delay India's first privately developed orbital-class rocket, Vikram-1 was sucessfully launched in its intended orbilt in its maiden flight on Saturday, marking a major milestone in the country's space programme and the next decisive step in India's journey to becoming a global spacefaring nation.
Developed by Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace, the first test flight, named Mission Aagaman (Arrival), took off from the First Launch Pad at 1205 hrs from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre here at 1205 hrs.
After a 36 hours smooth countdown, the 22 m tall rocket, with a lift off mass of 40 tonnes, witnessed a glitch after the automated launch sequence was initiated.
After the glitch was rectified, a ...