Overview
- Skyroot Aerospace announced on Wednesday that US startup Reflect Orbital has purchased two dedicated launches on the Vikram family to carry the company's planned orbital mirror spacecraft.
- Skyroot said the two-launch deal will give Reflect fixed schedule certainty and mission flexibility that are hard to secure because global launch capacity is tight.
- Reflect Orbital confirmed it recently received Federal Communications Commission authorization to operate its first spacecraft and said it will continue talks with astronomers, local communities and regulators as it scales.
- Reflect’s orbital mirrors are designed to redirect sunlight to specific ground locations for uses such as extending solar farm output after sunset and aiding night search-and-rescue operations.
- The contract follows Skyroot’s July Vikram-1 orbital success and expands the firm’s commercial manifest, highlighting growing export opportunities for India’s private launch industry and increased international confidence.