Vikram (rocket family)

Vikram
Function	Small-lift launch vehicle
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	Vikram I: 480 kg (1,060 lb); Vikram II: 595 kg (1,312 lb); Vikram III: 815 kg (1,797 lb);
Payload to SSPO (500 km)
Mass	Vikram I: 290 kg (640 lb); Vikram II: 400 kg (880 lb); Vikram III: 560 kg (1,230 lb);
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
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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]

^ "Launch Vehicle | Skyroot Aerospace". 10 January 2019. Archived from the original on 15 December 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
^ Skyroot Aerospace [@SkyrootA] (18 November 2022). "89.5 km peak altitude achieved. Vikram-S rocket meets all flight parameters. It's history in the making for India" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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*Tripathi, Sibu (8 November 2022). "India's first private sector rocket Vikram-S to launch in November: Here's what we know". India Today. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- "India's first private space launch startup Skyroot succeeds with upper-stage engine fire test". TechCrunch. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- "India's first private player to successfully test a homegrown rocket engine is on track for its first full rocket launch by 2021". Business Insider. Retrieved 21 January 2022.

[skyroot-1] "Launch Vehicle | Skyroot Aerospace". 10 January 2019. Archived from the original on 15 December 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2022.

[2] Skyroot Aerospace [@SkyrootA] (18 November 2022). "89.5 km peak altitude achieved. Vikram-S rocket meets all flight parameters. It's history in the making for India" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[3] *Tripathi, Sibu (8 November 2022). "India's first private sector rocket Vikram-S to launch in November: Here's what we know". India Today. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
"India's first private space launch startup Skyroot succeeds with upper-stage engine fire test". TechCrunch. Retrieved 21 January 2022.

"India's first private player to successfully test a homegrown rocket engine is on track for its first full rocket launch by 2021". Business Insider. Retrieved 21 January 2022.

[4] "India's first private space launch startup Skyroot succeeds with upper-stage engine fire test". TechCrunch. Retrieved 21 January 2022.

[5] "India's first private player to successfully test a homegrown rocket engine is on track for its first full rocket launch by 2021". Business Insider. Retrieved 21 January 2022.

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