India’s first private
rocket Vikram-S, named Prarambh, took off from the SHAR
Range
here at 1130 hrs.
After a short three hour countdown, the six m tall suborbital
launch vehicle, with a lift off mass 545 kg and powered by
solid fuel, and carrying three payloads, lifted off from the
Sound Rocket Launch Pad here, heralding a new milestone
in India’s space programme.