In July 2026 an Indian private company put a rocket into orbit from Indian soil for the first time. Which company, and which rocket?

Skyroot Aerospace, with Vikram-1Correct answerYour answerAgnikul Cosmos, with AgnibaanCorrect answerYour answerPixxel, with FireflyCorrect answerYour answerBellatrix Aerospace, with RudraCorrect answerYour answer

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Correct answer: A

Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1 lifted off from Sriharikota on 18 July 2026 and injected the satellites SCOPE and Grahaa into low Earth orbit
It reached orbit on the first attempt, which is what the announcement singles out

Concept: India's first private orbital launch
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In July 2026 an Indian private company put a rocket into orbit from Indian soil for the first time. Which company, and which rocket?

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