Indian space startup Skyroot Aerospace on July 18 launched the country's first privately developed orbital rocket, a key test of national efforts to compete for a bigger share of the global commercial launch market.<br /><br />The Vikram-1 rocket lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, leaving behind a plume of fire and smoke, carrying several customer payloads and in-orbit experiments on its maiden orbital mission, dubbed "Mission Aagaman".<br /><br />WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news<br />SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar<br />LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline
