Lt. Gen. AK Bhatt (retd.), Director General, Indian Space Association (ISpA): “The successful orbital launch of Skyroot Aerospace’s Vikram-1 (Mission Aagaman) is a defining milestone for India’s space journey. By executing the nation’s first fully private orbital flight, Skyroot has shattered legacy boundaries, demonstrating that our domestic industry is primed to handle end-to-end space missions. We are equally proud to congratulate the pioneering tech-demo payloads safely deployed on this flight, i.e. Cosmoserve Space’s EMBRACE robotic arm for orbital debris removal, Skyroot’s own SCOPE and Grahaa Space’s SOLARAS S3 satellite.
The successful deployment of such complex, IP-heavy payloads prove that our private ecosystem is now building critical global infrastructure for space sustainability and high-resolution Earth intelligence. Beyond the engineering marvel of an all-carbon composite rocket, this launch is a masterclass in public-private co-existence. Furthermore, with Skyroot’s validation as India’s first spacetech unicorn, this success is a resounding signal to global sovereign and institutional funds. The Indian private space sector is no longer a high-risk bet; it is a highly bankable, globally competitive asset class capable of breaking the global small satellite launch bottleneck. Once again our best wishes as they lead private Space in India to new heights.”
Krishanu Acharya, CEO & Co-Founder, Suhora Technologies: “Suhora extends its heartiest congratulations to the Skyroot Aerospace team on the successful orbital launch of Vikram-1. This is a defining milestone for the entire Indian space ecosystem. For companies like Suhora into satellite data-analytics, a dependable domestic launch capability fundamentally changes the economics and speed of Earth observation. Lower-cost and more responsive launch services will enable more Indian satellite operators to deploy and replenish constellations, significantly improving the availability, revisit frequency and timeliness of Earth observation data. Equally important, it lowers the barrier for emerging downstream and application-focused space startups to own and operate dedicated satellite assets tailored to specific industry needs.”
“I congratulate the entire Skyroot Aerospace team on the historic orbital launch of Vikram-1. Having spent years working within the satellite sector, witnessing this definitive moment is both inspiring and deeply moving. This milestone beautifully demonstrates how India’s space economy is thriving through a truly collaborative ecosystem where government, brilliant startups, academia, investors and global industry players are helping build the NewSpace future together. With the eyes of young India fixed on Sriharikota, the horizon for commercial innovation has never looked brighter.”
Gautam Sharma, Managing Director, Viasat India
