Sriharikota (AP), July 18 -- After a 35-minute delay due to a technical glitch, India's first privately developed orbital class rocket Vikram-1 took off from the SHAR Range at 1205 hrs here on Saturday.
"Lift off normal", ISRO said soon afterthe lift off.
After a 36 hours smooth countdown, the 22 m tall rocket, with a lift off mass of 40 tonnes, was all set for lift off, when the glitch was noticed after the automated launch sequence was initiated.
After the glitch was rectified, a fresh countdown of 20 minutes was initiated for final check of all systems after which the rocket took off majestically at 1205 hrs from the First Launch Pad amid cloudy skies.
After a flight journey of about 14 minutes, the rocket would reach its Low Earth O...