PM Modi inaugurates space startup Skyroot’s Infinity Campus, unveils first orbital rocket Vikram-I

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated Indian space startup Skyroot’s Infinity Campus via video conferencing. 

PM Modi also unveiled Skyroot’s first orbital rocket, Vikram-I, with the capability to launch satellites to orbit. 

The state-of-the-art facility will have around 2 lakh square feet of workspace for designing, developing, integrating and testing multiple launch vehicles, with a capacity to build one orbital rocket every month.

Following the inauguration, the Prime Minister said, "Today the country is witnessing an unprecedented opportunity in the space sector. Today, the private sector is taking great strides in India's space ecosystem. Skyroot's Infinity Campus reflects India's new thinking, innovation, and youth power."

"The innovation, risk-taking, and entrepreneurship of our youth are reaching new heights, and today's program is a reflection of the fact that in the future, India will emerge as a leader in the global satellite launch ecosystem...," he added.

Skyroot’s Infinity Campus

Skyroot is India’s leading private space company, founded by Pawan Chandana and Bharath Dhaka, both alumni of the Indian Institutes of Technology and former scientists of ISRO turned entrepreneurs. 

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In November 2022, Skyroot launched its sub-orbital rocket, Vikram-S, becoming the first Indian private company to launch a rocket to space. 

The rapid rise of private space enterprises is a testament to the success of the transformative reforms carried out by the Government in the last few years, reinforcing India’s leadership as a confident and capable global space power.