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India’s first private rocket Vikram-S lifts off from SHAR Range
After a short three hour countdown, the six m tall suborbital launch vehicle, with a lift off mass 545 kg and powered by solid fuel, and carrying three payloads
Sriharikota (Andhra Prdesh): India’s first private rocket Vikram-S, named Prarambh, took off from the SHAR Range here at 1130 hrs.
After a short three hour countdown, the six m tall suborbital launch vehicle, with a lift off mass 545 kg and powered by solid fuel, and carrying three payloads, lifted off from the Sound Rocket Launch Pad here, heralding a new milestone in India’s space programme.