Indian Successfully Launched Space Rocket
India’s first privately-built space rocket has been successfully launched.
A space rocket named Vikram S was launched from the island of Sriharikota in the state of Andhra Pradesh under the name of Mission Prarambh.
The launch is being hailed as a milestone for India to build a commercial space industry.
The 545 kg rocket was developed by the Indian company SkyRoot, which went up to a height of 89.5 km in the atmosphere.
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This rocket is capable of traveling at 5 times the speed of sound and can carry a payload of 83 kg to an altitude of 100 km.
But for the first launch, the company had set a target of 80 km, which it called the space frontier.
5 minutes after launch, the rocket fell into the Bay of Bengal.
The company is now planning to send satellites into space next year.
