Tag: low Earth orbit
STARTUP/TECHNOLOGY TakeMe2Space Satellite Battery Gains Flight Heritage With Vikram-1 Mission

Indian space technology startup TakeMe2Space has announced that its PowerBank-50 satellite battery pack has officially become “space proven” after successfully completing its maiden mission aboard Skyroot Aerospace’s Vikram-1 rocket, marking a significant milestone for India’s growing private space ecosystem. The battery pack powered Cosmoserve Space’s experimental payload on the Orbital Adjustment Module (OAM) during Mission […]

CW Bureau · Jul 30, 2026
STARTUP/TECHNOLOGY Mission Aagaman: Skyroot Launches India’s First Private Orbital Rocket

India entered a new era in space exploration on Saturday as Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace successfully launched Vikram-1, the country’s first privately developed orbital launch vehicle, placing six payloads, including two satellites, into a 450-km low-Earth orbit. The landmark Mission Aagaman, launched from the First Launch Pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (an elite group […]

CW Bureau · Jul 18, 2026