Two private Indian start-ups, Skyroot Aerospace and Agnikul Cosmos, have successfully completed suborbital tests of launch vehicles. Goenka said India was still “in the process of identifying who will build” the future rockets, and noted that “non-government entities” including state-owned groups outside ISRO would also be eligible.

Tokyo: Japan on Sunday launched a navigation satellite on its new flagship H3 rocket as the country seeks to have a more precise location positioning system of its own. The H3 rocket carrying the Michibiki 6 satellite successfully lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Centre on a southwestern Japanese island.