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Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace has signed an MoU with Brazil's Concert Technologies S.A. (part of the Brazilian Microlauncher program, MLBR) to lay the groundwork for co-developing a new satellite launcher. It was signed on October 7 at IAC 2026 in Antalya, Turkey. Concert Space CEO Rafael Mordente signed for Brazil. Senator and astronaut Marcos Pontes and Brazilian Space Agency (AEB) President Marco Antonio Chamon were present.
What is planned
• A new rocket able to carry 100 kg and above to low Earth orbit
• It fills the gap between Brazil's MLBR (up to 40 kg to LEO) and Skyroot's larger Vikram series
• Aimed at global small satellite demand, especially equatorial orbit launches
• The MoU also leaves room for joint work on satellite systems and LEO constellation solutions
Timeline and structure
The MoU runs for two years. In that time both sides will firm up the technical and commercial definition of the vehicle. Development, supply, investment and commercialization will come through later agreements.
Why this is big for India
Skyroot became the first Indian private company to reach orbit from Indian soil, with Vikram-I in July 2026, on its very first attempt. Now an Indian private launch company is being sought out as a technology partner by another country's launcher program.
The Brazilian side
Concert is building the MLBR inertial navigation system (SNI-GNSS). BIZU Space is working on liquid propulsion for a later phase, and Fibraforte is developing the vehicle's control propulsion system. Both were also present in Antalya with AEB.
What they said
Skyroot co-founder and CEO Pawan Kumar Chandana said Vikram-I showed that India's private sector can reach orbit, and the focus now is building on that with complementary technologies from both countries. Mordente called it a new bridge between the two space ecosystems, which have cooperated for over two decades. Pontes recalled that Brazil launched Amazonia-1 on an Indian rocket.
This is an early stage MoU, not a funded development contract yet. Still, it is a strong sign of Indian private space companies moving from domestic launches to international partnerships.
Original article:
Brasil e India avanzan en el codesarrollo de un lanzador de satélites de al menos 100 kg
La iniciativa busca desarrollar una solución intermedia entre el MLBR, diseñado para transportar hasta 40 kg a una órbita terrestre baja, y los vehículos de mayor capacidad de la familia Vik ...
Also, it seems the SNI-GNSS developed by Brazil will first be flight-tested on a future Vikram-I launch as a proof of concept:
