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Topic 260 · Science, Technology & Space

Vikram-1: India's first private orbital launch

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  1. Core Trigger: Skyroot's Vikram-1 lifted off from Sriharikota on 18 July 2026 at 12:05:30 pm, India's first private orbital launch.
  2. Mission Name: Mission Aagaman succeeded first time, placing payloads in a 450 km low Earth orbit.
  3. Current Head: Pawan Kumar Chandana is CEO and co-founder of Skyroot Aerospace; Naga Bharath Daka is co-founder and COO.
  4. Rocket Design: ISRO describes Vikram-1 as a four-stage rocket with three solid stages and one liquid stage.
  5. Payloads: Satellites SCOPE and Grahaa were injected into orbit; other payloads stayed on the upper stage for experiments.
  6. Stakeholders: ISRO let Skyroot use its casting and static-test facilities at SDSC; IN-SPACe authorised the flight.
  7. India Link: The Indian Space Policy 2023, approved by the CCS in April 2023, opens the space value chain to private firms.
  8. Venue: The rocket flew from the First Launch Pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota.
  9. Founded: The Cabinet approved reforms on 24 June 2020, creating IN-SPACe as an autonomous single-window agency.
  10. Landmark: Vikram-S, Mission Prarambh, flew sub-orbital on 18 November 2022: India's first privately developed rocket.
  11. Treaty Articles: Outer Space Treaty, 1967: Article VI makes States responsible for private space activity; Article II bars national appropriation.
  12. Definition: An orbital rocket gives payloads speed to keep circling Earth; a sub-orbital one falls back.
Question 1 of 10

Whose Vikram-1 made India's first private orbital launch on 18 July 2026?

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Answer: (C) Skyroot Aerospace

Core Trigger: Skyroot's Vikram-1 lifted off from Sriharikota on 18 July 2026 at 12:05:30 pm, India's first private orbital launch.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 260, point 1

Question 2 of 10

What was the name of the Vikram-1 mission that reached a 450 km orbit?

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Answer: (D) Mission Aagaman

Mission Name: Mission Aagaman succeeded first time, placing payloads in a 450 km low Earth orbit.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 260, point 2

Question 3 of 10

Who is CEO and co-founder of Skyroot Aerospace?

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Answer: (A) Pawan Kumar Chandana

Current Head: Pawan Kumar Chandana is CEO and co-founder of Skyroot Aerospace; Naga Bharath Daka is co-founder and COO.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 260, point 3

Question 4 of 10

Which is/are correct? (1) Vikram-1 has only two stages. (2) It has three solid stages and one liquid stage.

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Answer: (B) Only 2

Rocket Design: ISRO describes Vikram-1 as a four-stage rocket with three solid stages and one liquid stage.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 260, point 4

Question 5 of 10

Which satellites did Vikram-1 inject into orbit?

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Answer: (B) SCOPE and Grahaa

Payloads: Satellites SCOPE and Grahaa were injected into orbit; other payloads stayed on the upper stage for experiments.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 260, point 5

Question 6 of 10

The Indian Space Policy 2023 was approved in April 2023 by which body?

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Answer: (C) Cabinet Committee on Security

India Link: The Indian Space Policy 2023, approved by the CCS in April 2023, opens the space value chain to private firms.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 260, point 7

Question 7 of 10

From which launch pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre did Vikram-1 fly?

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Answer: (D) First Launch Pad

Venue: The rocket flew from the First Launch Pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 260, point 8

Question 8 of 10

The Cabinet approved reforms on 24 June 2020 creating which single-window agency?

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Answer: (A) IN-SPACe

Founded: The Cabinet approved reforms on 24 June 2020, creating IN-SPACe as an autonomous single-window agency.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 260, point 9

Question 9 of 10

Which Skyroot rocket flew sub-orbital on 18 November 2022?

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Answer: (B) Vikram-S

Landmark: Vikram-S, Mission Prarambh, flew sub-orbital on 18 November 2022: India's first privately developed rocket.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 260, point 10

Question 10 of 10

Which is/are correct? (1) Article VI of the Outer Space Treaty makes States responsible for private space activity. (2) Article II permits national appropriation of the Moon.

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Answer: (A) Only 1

Treaty Articles: Outer Space Treaty, 1967: Article VI makes States responsible for private space activity; Article II bars national appropriation.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 260, point 11

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