Which is the first private company to launch a rocket into space in India?
Skyroot Aerospace
Skyroot Aerospace, a Hyderabad-based start-up, launched Vikram-S on 18 November 2022 from Sriharikota under Mission Prarambh.
It was the first rocket built by a private Indian company to be launched into space.
Agnikul Cosmos (Chennai) flew its Agnibaan SOrTeD rocket later, on 30 May 2024.
Bellatrix Aerospace works on in-space propulsion systems, and Pixxel builds hyperspectral imaging satellites; neither has launched a rocket.
Hence, Skyroot Aerospace.
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