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Vikram-I

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Skyroot Aerospace (Skyroot)

July 18, 2026

Description

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.

Specifications

Stages
4
Length
20.0 m
Diameter
1.7 m
Fairing Diameter
―
Launch Mass
―
Thrust
1200.0 kN

Family

Name
Vikram-I
Family
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Variant
―
Alias
―
Full Name
Vikram-I

Payload Capacity

Launch Cost
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Low Earth Orbit
350.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
―
Direct Geostationary
―
Sun-Synchronous Capacity
260.0 kg

Skyroot Aerospace

Private

CEO: Pawan Kumar Chandana

Skyroot 2018

Indian private launch services provider based in Hyderabad.

Previous Flights

flew on one previous launch(es).

Vikram-I | Demo Flight

Skyroot Aerospace | India
Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
July 18, 2026 - 06:35:30 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

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

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