Skyroot Aerospace Signs Multi-Launch Agreement with HEX20 for Vikram Missions

Exam-focused facts from the 14 August 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Skyroot Aerospace signed a multi-launch agreement (MLA) with space technology company HEX20 for launches aboard the Vikram series of launch vehicles.
Under the agreement, HEX20 has booked three dedicated launches with Skyroot, beginning in the last quarter of 2027.
The missions will support HEX20's Earth-observation constellation and in-orbit payload demonstration missions, while also opening rideshare opportunities for third-party spacecraft.
Skyroot's Vikram-1 became India's first privately developed orbital-class rocket, reaching orbit on its first attempt last month.
Skyroot is scaling up towards 12 launches a year, with the HEX20 agreement accounting for three of those slots.