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Vehicle family profile

Vikram

Family-level launch record combining canonical variants, historical missions, public cadence forecasts, and available payload performance specs.

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Variants
1
Canonical variants linked to this family.
Historical missions
0
Missions in the public mission table with actual launch dates.
Peak listed capacity
480 kg
Maximum payload capacity across listed variants and orbits.

Launch Cadence

Historical missions are grouped by actual launch year. Forecast cadence uses family-level launch-rate rows.

YearHistorical missionsForecast launches
202606
202706
202806
202906
203006
203106
203206
203306
203406
203506
203606
203706
203806
203906
204006
204106

Forecast Location Split

1 launch location represented.

Performance Specs

Payload capacity by variant and target orbit when structured capacity rows are available.

VariantOrbitCapacityAltitudeInclinationSource
Vikram-1
LEO480 kg500 kmUnknownSkyroot Launch Services
Vikram-1
SSO290 kg500 kmUnknownSkyroot Launch Services

Recent Missions

Latest launched missions using variants in this family.

MissionVariantLaunch

No recent missions

No launched missions are linked to variants in this family.

Forecasted Missions

Upcoming mission rows with announced launch timing.

MissionVariantAnnounced

No forecasted missions

No upcoming announced mission rows are linked to this vehicle family.

Variants

Canonical variants rolled up into this launch vehicle family.

VariantStagesMissionsStatus
Vikram-1
Not stated0Development
YearLocationLaunchesConfidenceBasis
2026Satish Dhawan Space Centre | aggregate620%Skyroot Vikram-1 development launcher; conservative low-confidence startup cadence default. Site mapping: Skyroot Vikram-S flew from SDSC and Vikram-1 planning...
2027Satish Dhawan Space Centre | aggregate620%Skyroot Vikram-1 development launcher; conservative low-confidence startup cadence default. Site mapping: Skyroot Vikram-S flew from SDSC and Vikram-1 planning...
2028Satish Dhawan Space Centre | aggregate620%Skyroot Vikram-1 development launcher; conservative low-confidence startup cadence default. Site mapping: Skyroot Vikram-S flew from SDSC and Vikram-1 planning...
2029Satish Dhawan Space Centre | aggregate620%Skyroot Vikram-1 development launcher; conservative low-confidence startup cadence default. Site mapping: Skyroot Vikram-S flew from SDSC and Vikram-1 planning...
2030Satish Dhawan Space Centre | aggregate620%Skyroot Vikram-1 development launcher; conservative low-confidence startup cadence default. Site mapping: Skyroot Vikram-S flew from SDSC and Vikram-1 planning...
2031Satish Dhawan Space Centre | aggregate620%Skyroot Vikram-1 development launcher; conservative low-confidence startup cadence default. Site mapping: Skyroot Vikram-S flew from SDSC and Vikram-1 planning...
2032Satish Dhawan Space Centre | aggregate620%Skyroot Vikram-1 development launcher; conservative low-confidence startup cadence default. Site mapping: Skyroot Vikram-S flew from SDSC and Vikram-1 planning...
2033Satish Dhawan Space Centre | aggregate620%Skyroot Vikram-1 development launcher; conservative low-confidence startup cadence default. Site mapping: Skyroot Vikram-S flew from SDSC and Vikram-1 planning...
2034Satish Dhawan Space Centre | aggregate620%Skyroot Vikram-1 development launcher; conservative low-confidence startup cadence default. Site mapping: Skyroot Vikram-S flew from SDSC and Vikram-1 planning...
2035Satish Dhawan Space Centre | aggregate620%Skyroot Vikram-1 development launcher; conservative low-confidence startup cadence default. Site mapping: Skyroot Vikram-S flew from SDSC and Vikram-1 planning...
2036Satish Dhawan Space Centre | aggregate620%Skyroot Vikram-1 development launcher; conservative low-confidence startup cadence default. Site mapping: Skyroot Vikram-S flew from SDSC and Vikram-1 planning...
2037Satish Dhawan Space Centre | aggregate620%Skyroot Vikram-1 development launcher; conservative low-confidence startup cadence default. Site mapping: Skyroot Vikram-S flew from SDSC and Vikram-1 planning...
2038Satish Dhawan Space Centre | aggregate620%Skyroot Vikram-1 development launcher; conservative low-confidence startup cadence default. Site mapping: Skyroot Vikram-S flew from SDSC and Vikram-1 planning...
2039Satish Dhawan Space Centre | aggregate620%Skyroot Vikram-1 development launcher; conservative low-confidence startup cadence default. Site mapping: Skyroot Vikram-S flew from SDSC and Vikram-1 planning...
2040Satish Dhawan Space Centre | aggregate620%Skyroot Vikram-1 development launcher; conservative low-confidence startup cadence default. Site mapping: Skyroot Vikram-S flew from SDSC and Vikram-1 planning...
2041Satish Dhawan Space Centre | aggregate620%Skyroot Vikram-1 development launcher; conservative low-confidence startup cadence default. Site mapping: Skyroot Vikram-S flew from SDSC and Vikram-1 planning...
Satish Dhawan Space Centre | aggregate
2026 · 20% confidence
6

Skyroot Vikram-1 development launcher; conservative low-confidence startup cadence default. Site mapping: Skyroot Vikram-S flew from SDSC and Vikram-1 planning remains Sriharikota...

Satish Dhawan Space Centre | aggregate
2027 · 20% confidence
6

Skyroot Vikram-1 development launcher; conservative low-confidence startup cadence default. Site mapping: Skyroot Vikram-S flew from SDSC and Vikram-1 planning remains Sriharikota...

Satish Dhawan Space Centre | aggregate
2028 · 20% confidence
6

Skyroot Vikram-1 development launcher; conservative low-confidence startup cadence default. Site mapping: Skyroot Vikram-S flew from SDSC and Vikram-1 planning remains Sriharikota...

Satish Dhawan Space Centre | aggregate
2029 · 20% confidence
6

Skyroot Vikram-1 development launcher; conservative low-confidence startup cadence default. Site mapping: Skyroot Vikram-S flew from SDSC and Vikram-1 planning remains Sriharikota...

Satish Dhawan Space Centre | aggregate
2030 · 20% confidence
6

Skyroot Vikram-1 development launcher; conservative low-confidence startup cadence default. Site mapping: Skyroot Vikram-S flew from SDSC and Vikram-1 planning remains Sriharikota...

Satish Dhawan Space Centre | aggregate
2031 · 20% confidence
6

Skyroot Vikram-1 development launcher; conservative low-confidence startup cadence default. Site mapping: Skyroot Vikram-S flew from SDSC and Vikram-1 planning remains Sriharikota...

Satish Dhawan Space Centre | aggregate
2032 · 20% confidence
6

Skyroot Vikram-1 development launcher; conservative low-confidence startup cadence default. Site mapping: Skyroot Vikram-S flew from SDSC and Vikram-1 planning remains Sriharikota...

Satish Dhawan Space Centre | aggregate
2033 · 20% confidence
6

Skyroot Vikram-1 development launcher; conservative low-confidence startup cadence default. Site mapping: Skyroot Vikram-S flew from SDSC and Vikram-1 planning remains Sriharikota...

Satish Dhawan Space Centre | aggregate
2034 · 20% confidence
6

Skyroot Vikram-1 development launcher; conservative low-confidence startup cadence default. Site mapping: Skyroot Vikram-S flew from SDSC and Vikram-1 planning remains Sriharikota...

Satish Dhawan Space Centre | aggregate
2035 · 20% confidence
6

Skyroot Vikram-1 development launcher; conservative low-confidence startup cadence default. Site mapping: Skyroot Vikram-S flew from SDSC and Vikram-1 planning remains Sriharikota...

Satish Dhawan Space Centre | aggregate
2036 · 20% confidence
6

Skyroot Vikram-1 development launcher; conservative low-confidence startup cadence default. Site mapping: Skyroot Vikram-S flew from SDSC and Vikram-1 planning remains Sriharikota...

Satish Dhawan Space Centre | aggregate
2037 · 20% confidence
6

Skyroot Vikram-1 development launcher; conservative low-confidence startup cadence default. Site mapping: Skyroot Vikram-S flew from SDSC and Vikram-1 planning remains Sriharikota...

Track
Mentions
149
All verified mentions of this launch vehicle family in source documents.
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The Orbital Adjustment Module on Vikram-1 is intended to support precise orbital insertion and in-orbit maneuvers after the solid stages finish burning.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.0Jul 20, 2026Vikram-1: A success for India’s entire space ecosystem

Skyroot Aerospace plans to upgrade Vikram-1 to Vikram-1U with strap-on boosters and increased payload performance.

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PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Jul 20, 2026Skyroot Aerospace Reaches Orbit with Vikram-1 Rocket

ISRO’s ground networks and Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network assisted Skyroot Aerospace during the Vikram-1 launch.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.5Jul 20, 2026Vikram-1: A success for India’s entire space ecosystem

Vikram-1 is a small orbital launch vehicle developed by Skyroot Aerospace in Hyderabad.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Jul 20, 2026Vikram-1: A success for India’s entire space ecosystem

Skyroot Aerospace plans to develop the larger Vikram-2 launch vehicle, which is expected to debut in 2027 and is designed to place 900 kg into low Earth orbit.

PlanCapabilityGrowthValue 4.0Jul 20, 2026Skyroot Aerospace Reaches Orbit with Vikram-1 Rocket

Skyroot Aerospace became the first private Indian company to reach orbit when its Vikram-1 rocket launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre.

GeneralCapabilityPlanValue 3.2Jul 20, 2026Skyroot Aerospace Reaches Orbit with Vikram-1 Rocket

Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1 left the pad at Sriharikota.

PlanGeneralValue 3.0Jul 18, 2026RT by @GewoonLukas_: RT by @GewoonLukas_: LIFT-OFF! 🚀 Vikram-1 has left the pad at Sriharikota. India's first privately developed orbital rocket is flying. History is being made. 🇮🇳 #Vikram1 #JourneyToOrbit #SkyrootAerospace

The satellites aboard Skyroot Aerospace’s Vikram-1 Test Flight-1 were exposed to space for the first time after fairing separation.

CapabilityPlanValue 3.6Jul 18, 2026RT by @GewoonLukas_: RT by @GewoonLukas_: Payload fairing separation. Vikram-1 Test Flight- 1 has shed the protective shell that shielded its payloads through the atmosphere. The satellites meet space for the first time. 🚀 #Vikram1 #MissionAagman

Skyroot Aerospace reported that Vikram-1 reached orbit.

GeneralValue 2.0Jul 18, 2026RT by @AJ_FI: RT by @AJ_FI: LAUNCH at 0635 UTC Jul 18 of Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre. Skyroot reports the vehicle reached orbit and deployed two cubesats.

The Orbital Adjustment Module is next for Vikram-1 Test Flight-1.

PlanValue 3.8Jul 18, 2026RT by @GewoonLukas_: RT by @GewoonLukas_: Stage 3 separation. The solid-propulsion phase is complete. Every solid stage of Vikram-1 Test Flight-1 has fired and separated as designed. Next up: the Orbital Adjustment Module. 🚀 #Vikram1 #MissionAagaman

The solid-propulsion phase of Vikram-1 Test Flight-1 is complete.

PlanValue 3.5Jul 18, 2026RT by @GewoonLukas_: RT by @GewoonLukas_: Stage 3 separation. The solid-propulsion phase is complete. Every solid stage of Vikram-1 Test Flight-1 has fired and separated as designed. Next up: the Orbital Adjustment Module. 🚀 #Vikram1 #MissionAagaman

Kalam-100 is the smallest and highest-flying solid stage on Vikram-1.

CapabilityValue 3.0Jul 18, 2026RT by @GewoonLukas_: RT by @GewoonLukas_: Stage 3 has ignited. Kalam-100, the smallest and highest-flying solid stage, fires to give Vikram-1 Test Flight-1 its next major push toward orbit. 🚀 #Vikram1 #MissionAagman

Skyroot Aerospace’s Vikram-1 deployed two cubesats.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.8Jul 18, 2026RT by @AJ_FI: RT by @AJ_FI: LAUNCH at 0635 UTC Jul 18 of Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre. Skyroot reports the vehicle reached orbit and deployed two cubesats.

Skyroot's Vikram-1 is at Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC SHAR) in Sriharikota.

GeneralValue 2.3Jul 18, 2026🚀 Vikram-1 🕟 06:35UTC July 18 📍 Satish Dhawan

Kalam-1200 is Vikram-1 Test Flight-1's solid first stage.

CapabilityValue 3.0Jul 18, 2026RT by @GewoonLukas_: RT by @GewoonLukas_: Stage 1 separation. Kalam-1200 — Vikram-1 Test Flight-1's solid first stage — has carried the rocket through the thickest part of the atmosphere and separated cleanly. 🚀 #Vikram1 #MissionAagman

Vikram-1 Test Flight-1 has shed its payload fairing.

PlanCapabilityValue 2.5Jul 18, 2026RT by @GewoonLukas_: RT by @GewoonLukas_: Payload fairing separation. Vikram-1 Test Flight- 1 has shed the protective shell that shielded its payloads through the atmosphere. The satellites meet space for the first time. 🚀 #Vikram1 #MissionAagman

Kalam-100’s Stage 3 ignited during Vikram-1 Test Flight-1 and provided the rocket’s next major push toward orbit.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.0Jul 18, 2026RT by @GewoonLukas_: RT by @GewoonLukas_: Stage 3 has ignited. Kalam-100, the smallest and highest-flying solid stage, fires to give Vikram-1 Test Flight-1 its next major push toward orbit. 🚀 #Vikram1 #MissionAagman

Vikram-1 Test Flight-1's Orbital Adjustment Module can start, stop, and restart in space.

CapabilityValue 3.8Jul 18, 2026RT by @GewoonLukas_: RT by @GewoonLukas_: OAM ignition. Vikram-1 Test Flight-1's Orbital Adjustment Module fires up its 3D-printed liquid engine — the one stage that can start, stop and restart in space — for the final push to orbit. #Vikram1 #MissionAagaman

The U.S. Space Force tracked three objects from the Vikram-1 launch in a 441 x 451 km orbit with a 59.9-degree inclination.

GeneralValue 2.5Jul 18, 2026RT by @AJ_FI: RT by @AJ_FI: Space Force orbit data shows the expected three objects from the Vikram-1 launch in a 441 x 451 km x 59.9 deg orbit, independently confirming success of the launch. Congrats @SkyrootA

Skyroot Aerospace reported that Vikram-1 deployed two cubesats.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.0Jul 18, 2026RT by @AJ_FI: RT by @AJ_FI: LAUNCH at 0635 UTC Jul 18 of Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre. Skyroot reports the vehicle reached orbit and deployed two cubesats.