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Skyroot Aerospace

Hyderabad, Telangana, India · Space · Launch / Small launch · Growth · skyroot.in

Skyroot Aerospace develops Vikram orbital launch vehicles, including Vikram-1, and offers small-launch services for placing payloads in orbit.

Space 100 · rank 87 · score 66 →Edition: November 2026

Positioning

Skyroot Aerospace is India's flagship private launch company and its first spacetech unicorn ($145M raised, GIC and BlackRock backed), whose Vikram-1 completed a successful maiden orbital flight in July 2026, India's first privately built orbital rocket, putting India alongside the US and China in private orbital launch. It competes in the sub-1,000kg class against Rocket Lab and Firefly, with the ISRO chairman present at the launch briefing (explicit state embrace). It is pre-commercial-revenue, with commercial operations from 2027.

Latest signals

  • Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1 rocket placed satellites into orbitInc42
  • Indian space startup Link raised $1.8 million in a round led by Aum Ventures.Tech in Asia
  • Reflect Orbital ordered two launches from Skyroot Aerospace.Via Satellite
  • OXG Space raised Rs 17 crore in a round led by Aum Ventures.Entrackr
  • Skyroot Aerospace became the first private Indian company to reach orbit with Vikram-1.Payload

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Facts, with sources

  • [object Object]Revenue band · Payload
  • Vikram-1 rocket lifted off from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, becoming the first private Indian company to reach orbitDeployment · Payload
  • Vikram-1 rocket successfully reached orbit on its inaugural flightDeployment · SpaceNews
  • Preparing for first orbital launch attemptDeployment · SpaceNews

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Scores, Space (of 10)

Deployment5
Production4
Commercials2
Progress10
Technology8
Positioning6
Firepower8
Leverage6

Traction: deployment, production, commercials, progress. Capability: technology, positioning, firepower, leverage.

Peers in Small launch

4Rocket Lab · 88.578CAS Space · 66.579Isar Aerospace · 66.588Galactic Energy · 65

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Categories

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Questions this page answers

What does Skyroot Aerospace do?

Skyroot Aerospace develops Vikram orbital launch vehicles, including Vikram-1, and offers small-launch services for placing payloads in orbit. Skyroot Aerospace is India's flagship private launch company and its first spacetech unicorn ($145M raised, GIC and BlackRock backed), whose Vikram-1 completed a successful maiden orbital flight in July 2026, India's first privately built orbital rocket, putting India alongside the US and China in private orbital launch. It competes in the sub-1,000kg class against Rocket Lab and Firefly, with the

Where does Skyroot Aerospace rank in space?

Skyroot Aerospace ranks 87 of 100 on the Space 100 (November 2026 edition) with a score of 66 out of 100, in Small launch (Launch). Assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence.

Who are Skyroot Aerospace's peers in Small launch?

Rocket Lab (rank 4), CAS Space (rank 78), Isar Aerospace (rank 79), Galactic Energy (rank 88).

Where is Skyroot Aerospace based and when was it founded?

Skyroot Aerospace is based in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Stage: Growth.

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