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Launch Vehicles
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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Skyroot flight qualified its Raman-I engine for roll attitude control and hot-fired the Raman-II engine for Vikram-I's fourth stage.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Jun 10, 2024Challenges for India’s emerging commercial launch industry

Skyroot raised $27.5 million recently to aim for a Vikram-I launch by the end of 2023.

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RelationshipsFinancialPlanValue 4.2Jun 10, 2024Challenges for India’s emerging commercial launch industry

Skyroot is attempting an orbital flight with their small-lift rocket called Vikram-I.

PlanGeneralValue 2.8Jun 10, 2024Challenges for India’s emerging commercial launch industry

Private launch plans include suborbital and orbital flights by Agnikul Cosmos using the Agnibaan SOrTeD (Suborbital Tech Demonstrator) and by Skyroot Aerospace using Vikram-1.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.2Feb 16, 2024India targets a surge in civil and commercial launches

India achieved a soft landing on the lunar south pole with Chandrayaan-3 in 2023, and the Pragyan rover was deployed from the Vikram lander on 2023-08-23.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.5Jan 2, 2024PSLV-C58 XPoSat: India successfully launches satellite to study black holes from Sriharikota

Vikram lander touched down on the Moon on 2023-08-23 and the Pragyaan rover was subsequently deployed.

PlanValue 4.0Dec 11, 2023ISRO's Chandrayaan-3 Propulsion Module Moved to Earth's Orbit from Lunar Orbit

Chandrayaan-3's Vikram lander and Pragyan rover provide measurements that give scientists a closer look at parts of the Moon likely to contain ice.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.0Nov 27, 2023Searching for the ice hidden on the Moon

The Vikram lander has made preliminary measurements of lunar volatiles as part of its exploration program.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.5Nov 27, 2023Searching for the ice hidden on the Moon

The Vikram lander measured a temperature of 69.37°S and detected sulfur in soil grains on the lunar surface.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.2Nov 27, 2023Searching for the ice hidden on the Moon

Skyroot Aerospace, Expleo, and ConnectSAT signed a three-party MoU to establish the OSIRIS satellite constellation with Expleo providing reconfigurable software for ConnectSAT’s IoT satellite scheduled to launch on Vikram-I.

RelationshipsPlanCapabilityValue 4.0Oct 25, 2023French Space Days India 2023 Celebrates Indo-French Collaboration

The Chandrayaan-3 Vikram lander deployed the ISRO Pragyaan lunar rover as part of the mission.

GeneralCapabilityValue 4.0Oct 24, 2023KYOCERA AVX provided key components for the Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission

Vikram performed a propulsive hop on 2023-09-02 that relocated the lander about 0.4 m from the original landing point.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.5Oct 6, 2023India shifted launch of its Chandrayaan-3 moon lander to avoid space objects

On 2023-08-30, ISRO released a photo of the Vikram lander taken by the Pragyan rover it delivered to the lunar surface.

GeneralCapabilityValue 3.0Sep 20, 2023Success, failure and something in between for lunar landers

Vikram Nidamaluri, managing director of Lazard, stated that SpaceX being a dominant launch service provider could be unhealthy for the commercial prospects of the industry.

GeneralValue 1.8Sep 18, 2023SpaceX launches a debate on monopolies

ISRO powered down the Pragyan rover on 2023-09-02, one day before putting the Vikram lander into sleep mode.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Sep 5, 2023Chandrayaan-3 success to boost India’s space ambitions, global standing

ISRO performed a final hop with the Vikram lander on 2023-09-03, lifting the lander by about 0.4 m and landing it about 30 to 0.4 m from its original touchdown site.

PlanValue 4.5Sep 5, 2023Chandrayaan-3 success to boost India’s space ambitions, global standing

Chandrayaan-3's Vikram lander achieved a soft landing on the Moon on 2023-08-23.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Sep 5, 2023Chandrayaan-3 success to boost India’s space ambitions, global standing

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully soft-landed the Vikram lander and the Pragyan rover on the lunar surface.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Sep 5, 2023India is on the Moon, but needs to avoid the “Moon Race” trap

The Vikram lander performed a propulsive hop on 2023-09-02, elevating itself by about 0.4 m and landing roughly 30–0.4 m away from its starting point.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Sep 4, 2023India’s moon lander set for nighttime as solar mission soars

Vikram’s solar panel was oriented to receive sunlight at the next sunrise expected on 2023-09-22.

PlanValue 3.0Sep 4, 2023India’s moon lander set for nighttime as solar mission soars