Vikram-1 reaches orbit in landmark moment for India's private space sector

Vikram-1, India's first privately built orbital rocket, has successfully reached the orbit moments after launch from Sriharikota, making India the third country in the world with private orbital launch capability. "[Vikram-1] completed its final burn and injected…payloads into a ~450 km orbit…History is made," Skyroot Aerospace said. Vikram-1 is India’s first all-carbon composite orbital rocket.