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Vikram-1 | Test Flight-1 | Skyroot | Mission Aagaman| India's First Private Orbital Rocket Launch

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Overview

Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Mission: Test Flight

Low Earth Orbit Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

First launch of Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-I launch vehicle. This first launch will carry 4 payloads: - Grahaa Space's SOLARAS S3 satellite - Cosmoserve Space's in-orbit robotic arm Embrace - An in-orbit demonstration from DCUBED - Skyroot's own SCOPE satellite

Updates

Cosmic_Penguin • July 18, 2026, 7:56 p.m.

Launch success.


hitura-nobad • July 18, 2026, 6:54 a.m.

Payloads deployed


hitura-nobad • July 18, 2026, 6:36 a.m.

Liftoff!


Cosmic_Penguin • July 18, 2026, 6:16 a.m.

New T-0.


hitura-nobad • July 18, 2026, 5:57 a.m.

Hold at T-4:59


Vikram-I

Family:
Configuration:

4-stage orbital launch vehicle developed by Indian private company Skyroot Aerospace, with capability of up to 350 kg to Low Earth Orbit. The first 3 stages are powered by solid fuel rocket motors, topped by a hypergolic fuel upper stage.

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Specifications
  • Stages
    4
  • Length
    20.0 m
  • Diameter
    1.7 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    ―
  • Launch Mass
    ―
  • Thrust
    1200.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    Vikram-I
  • Family
    ―
  • Variant
    ―
  • Alias
    ―
  • Full Name
    Vikram-I
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
    ―
  • Low Earth Orbit
    350.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
    ―
  • Direct Geostationary
    ―
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity
    260.0 kg

Skyroot Aerospace

Skyroot Aerospace

(Skyroot)

CEO: Pawan Kumar Chandana Founded: 2018 Successes: 1 Failures: 0 Pending: 0

Agency Type:

Indian private launch services provider based in Hyderabad.

INFO WIKI
Arstechnica

Rocket Report: India's Vikram-1 nears debut flight; AST to become rocket company?

"We have done everything that could be done to test Vikram-1 on ground."

SpaceNews

Skyroot Aerospace reaches orbit on first Vikram-1 launch

Skyroot Aerospace’s Vikram-1 rocket successfully lifted off on its inaugural flight July 18, becoming the first commercial Indian rocket to reach orbit. The post Skyroot Aerospace reaches orbit on first Vikram-1 launch appeared first on S…

SpaceNews

Skyroot prepares for first orbital launch attempt

Indian launch startup Skyroot Aerospace is preparing for its first orbital launch attempt as soon as July 12, with plans to quickly scale up to monthly launches. The post Skyroot prepares for first orbital launch attempt appeared first on…

NASASpaceflight

Launch Preview: Long March 10B and Vikram-I debut

Six orbital launches are scheduled internationally this week. Three Falcon 9 flights are expected from… The post Launch Preview: Long March 10B and Vikram-I debut appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.

Arstechnica

With Skyroot at the head of the class, India's private space industry seeks to take off

"We wanted to get to an orbital launch vehicle in a few years."

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