Function | Small-lift launch vehicle |
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Manufacturer | Skyroot Aerospace |
Country of origin | India |
Size | |
Height | Vikram I: 20 m (66 ft) |
Stages | 4 |
Capacity | |
Payload to LEO (500 km @ 45° inclination) | |
Mass |
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Payload to SSPO (500 km) | |
Mass |
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Associated rockets | |
Comparable | Electron, Kaituozhe-1, SSLV |
Launch history | |
Status | Under development |
Launch sites | Satish Dhawan Space Centre |
Total launches | Vikram-S: 1 (sub-orbital) |
Success(es) | 1 (sub-orbital) |
First flight | 18 November 2022 (suborbital) |
First stage (Vikram I) | |
Powered by | Kalam 1000 |
Maximum thrust | 1,000 kN (220,000 lbf) |
Propellant | Solid |
Second stage (Vikram I) | |
Powered by | Kalam 250 |
Maximum thrust | 250 kN (56,000 lbf) |
Propellant | Solid |
Third stage (Vikram I) | |
Powered by | Kalam 100 |
Maximum thrust | 100 kN (22,000 lbf) |
Propellant | Solid |
Fourth stage (Vikram I) | |
Powered by | 4 x Raman I |
Maximum thrust | 3.4 kN (760 lbf) |
Propellant | N2O4/MMH |
The Vikram (Sanskrit, lit. 'Brave'; Namesake: Vikram Sarabhai[1]) is a family of small-lift launch vehicles being developed by Skyroot Aerospace, an Indian startup aerospace company.
Before a full orbital launch, a suborbital flight of rocket designated Vikram-S was performed on 18 November 2022 by the name of mission Prarambh (Sanskrit, lit. 'beginning').[2][3]