PM Modi explains why he sent Vande Mataram note to space aboard Skyroot’s Vikram-1
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India’s Private Rocket Launch Reaches Low Earth OrbitVikram-1 deployed payloads into a 450 km orbit, making India the third country with private orbital launch capability.
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- The 24-meter Vikram-1 rocket successfully entered a low Earth orbit at an altitude of 450 kilometers.
- This launch represents the first time an Indian private company placed satellites into orbit with its own vehicle.
- A handwritten postcard from Prime Minister Modi saying ‘Vande Mataram’ was carried aboard the rocket.
- Flight data will be analyzed to refine guidance systems and aid future commercial satellite deployments.
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