Spacetech startup Agnikul inaugurates India’s first privately built launchpad facility

Spacetech startup Agnikul Cosmos has built its own launchpad and mission control centre at Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.

The facility will allow Agnikul to launch its vehicles from the base while being overseen by ISRO. The startup’s upcoming guided and controlled launch will take place directly from this launchpad. ISRO Chairman S Somanath dedicated the facility in the presence of other senior officials. Agnikul recently received $20 million from Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm Rocketship.vc as part of its ongoing Series B round.