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ISRO creates history, successfully launches India’s first private rocket Vikram-S

Sriharikota, (Andhra Pradesh), Nov 18 : The Indian Space Research
Organisation (ISRO) on Friday heralded a new milestone when it
successfully launched the country’s first private rocket Vikram-S, named
Prarambh from this spaceport.
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 at 1130 hrs here, heralding a new milestone in India’s space
programme.