Vikram (rocket family)

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] Skyroot Aerospace has successfully tested Vikram-S, the sounding rocket.

Vikram-I is currently under development while the heavier launchers of Vikram-II and Vikram-III are proposed.

The Vikram-I, first rocket in the series, has three solid fuel-powered stages each with a burn time ranging between 80 and 100 seconds and the final stage is Raman engine (Sanskrit, lit.

[4] Vikram-I is designed to lift 290 kg to a 500 km Sun synchronous polar orbit (SSPO) and 480 kg to 45º inclination in a 500 km low Earth orbit (LEO).