Agnikul Cosmos is preparing Mission 02, which aims to become India’s first private-sector attempt at orbital-class rocket stage reusability. The mission will use the Agnibaan launch vehicle and attempt to recover its first-stage booster through a controlled descent and ocean recovery, helping reduce future launch costs.

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• Agnikul Cosmos is preparing Mission 02.
• The mission aims to achieve India’s first private-sector orbital-class rocket stage recovery.
• The mission will use the Agnibaan small satellite launch vehicle.
• The first-stage booster will attempt a controlled descent and ocean recovery.
• The mission will test rocket stage reusability.
• The upper stage will continue operating after payload deployment.
• Agnikul has developed a convertible upper-stage architecture.
• The company holds patents for this technology in India, the United States, and Europe.
• The upper stage is designed for extended on-orbit operations.
• Former ISRO Chairman S. Somanath joined Agnikul’s Board as an Observer.
• The company raised US$17 million in funding in November 2025.
• Agnikul was valued at US$500 million during that funding round.
• The company estimates that rocket reusability could reduce launch costs by up to 80%.
• The mission supports the growth of India’s private space sector.