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India has been launching rockets and satellites since 1960s. SpaceX wasn't there, then ;)

ISRO launch vehicles (PSLV and GSLV MkII) do have competitive advantages in launching commercial payloads (up to 2.5 tonne). They already have a commercial/marketing arm called Antrix Corporation[1]. Also, there are a few private launch brokers like Earth2Orbit[2] who can procure ISRO launches. However, ISRO doesn't yet have heavy lift (4+ tonne to GTO, 8+ tonne to LEO) launch vehicle. They are working on it, and they have a new heavy lift launcher called LVM3 (aka GSLV MkIII)[3]. First developmental flight is scheduled in Dec 2016.

[1] http://www.antrix.gov.in/

[2] http://www.earth2orbit.com/

[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geosynchronous_Satellite_Launc...



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