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Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Saturday flagged off the flight hardware of Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1 -- India's first privately developed orbital rocket here -- marking the rocket's formal departure to the launch site at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota. Skyroot is set to make an orbital launch attempt in the coming months, an official release said. Congratulating the Skyroot team on the occasion, the chief minister said it is a matter of great pride that the rocket was completely designed and developed in Hyderabad. "Skyroot has developed India's first privately built orbital rocket to carry satellites into space. The company launched its first rocket in 2022, and reaching the stage of orbital launch in such a short time is a remarkable achievement," he said. He highlighted that Telangana ranks number one in India in the aerospace sector. Global leaders like Boeing, Airbus and Safran are already present in our state, he added. Reddy further said Telangana's
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