Nov 11, 2022
Recently Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace has made history by launching India’s first privately developed launch vehicle named ‘Vikram’, under the mission called ‘Prarambh’ (the beginning).
With the launch of ‘Vikram S’, India’s first private satellite vehicle, explain the significance of private players in the space sector. (10 Marks, 150 Words)
Small satellites: It weighs between 5-1,000 kg, and had to remain content with hitching a ride to space on rockets commissioned to carry some other, larger satellites.
News Source: The Indian Express
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