Skyroot Aerospace / organization
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Skyroot Aerospace Private Limited is an Indian private aerospace manufacturer and commercial launch service provider headquartered in Hyderabad, Telangana. It was founded on 12 June 2018 by former ISRO scientists Pawan Kumar Chandana and Naga Bharath Daka. The company develops the Vikram family of orbital launch vehicles to serve the global small-satellite launch market.
vehicles
faq
What is Skyroot Aerospace?
Skyroot Aerospace focuses on On-Demand Space Launch Vehicles. (source, as of 2026-07-08)
Where is Skyroot Aerospace based?
Skyroot Aerospace is based in India. (source, as of 2026-07-08)
When was Skyroot Aerospace founded?
Skyroot Aerospace was founded in 2018. (source, as of 2026-07-08)
facts
events
- notable2026-08-07Skyroot signs three-launch deal with HEX20 for Vikram missions
- seismic2026-07-18Skyroot's Vikram-1 becomes India's first privately built rocket to reach orbit
- notable2026-07-06Cosmoserve plans debris-capture demo on Skyroot's Vikram-1 debut
- notable2026-07-02Skyroot targets July 12-August 4 window for first orbital launch
timeline
- 20262026-05-07Skyroot becomes India's first space-tech unicorn after $60 million round (source, as of 2026-07-12)
- 2026-04-25Skyroot's Vikram-1 orbital rocket flagged off to launch site by Telangana CM (source, as of 2026-07-12)
- 20252025-06-25Skyroot signs MoU with Axiom Space for low Earth orbit access collaboration (source, as of 2026-07-12)
- 20242024Skyroot static-fires Kalam-250, then its largest private rocket stage (source, as of 2026-07-12)
- 20232023Skyroot opens its MAX-Q rocket development headquarters in Hyderabad (source, as of 2026-07-12)
- 20222022-11-18Skyroot launches Vikram-S, India's first private rocket, in Mission Prarambh (source, as of 2026-07-12)
- 20212021Skyroot test-fires India's first privately built cryogenic engine, Dhawan-1 (source, as of 2026-07-12)
- 20202020Skyroot completes India's first private rocket engine static fire, Raman-1 (source, as of 2026-07-12)
- 20182018Skyroot Aerospace founded by Pawan Chandana and Naga Bharath Daka in Hyderabad (source, as of 2026-07-12)