India's private space sector reached orbit for the first time on July 18, 2026, when Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1 launched successfully from Sriharikota. Aroun…
A set of 2020 reforms created IN-SPACe and opened private participation across satellites, launch vehicles and space applications, with defined access to ISRO facilities…
Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-S flew a suborbital demonstration mission, Mission Prarambh, from Sriharikota -- the first rocket launch by an Indian private company. It was…
Agnikul flew its Agnibaan SOrTeD suborbital demonstrator, powered by the single-piece, 3D-printed Agnilet engine, from Dhanush -- India's first private launchpad. This v…
Three Firefly hyperspectral satellites launched in January 2025 on SpaceX Transporter-12, and three more in August 2025 on SpaceX's NAOS mission -- completing Phase 1 of…
A Pixxel-led consortium with Dhruva Space, PierSight and SatSure signed a public-private-partnership agreement with IN-SPACe to build a 12-satellite national Earth-obser…
GalaxEye's roughly 190kg Mission Drishti launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9, combining optical and SAR radar imaging on one satellite -- India's largest privately developed E…
The US National Reconnaissance Office awarded Pixxel a Strategic Commercial Enhancements contract to evaluate integrating Firefly's hyperspectral data into its commercia…
Agnikul test-fired four 3D-printed semi-cryogenic engines simultaneously, synchronising eight electric-motor-driven pumps -- a major step toward Agnibaan's booster archi…
Vikram-1's debut flight, Aagaman, lifted off after a 35-minute hold and injected its payloads into a roughly 450km orbit, with mission success declared 17 minutes after…
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