Agnikul first pvt firm to build launchpad & mission control centre in India

Development follows Skyroot Aerospace's launch of Vikram-S rocket on a sub-orbital flight from Sriharikota on Nov 18

After the launch of the first private sector rocket almost 10 days ago, another space-tech start-up, Agnikul Cosmos, has now successfully set up India’s first-ever launchpad designed and operated by a private player at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.

This comes after Skyroot Aerospace successfully launched its Vikram-S rocket on a sub-orbital flight from Sriharikota on November 18 becoming the first Indian company to do so.

The facility, designed by Agnikul and executed in support from Isro and IN-SPACe, has two sections to it--the Agnikul launchpad (ALP) and the Agnikul mission control center (AMCC). All critical systems connecting