Skyroot AerospaceVikram-ISatish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Demo Flight
Launched
July 18, 2026 · 06:35 UTC
Image: Skyroot Aerospace
Summary
Skyroot Aerospace’s Vikram-I Demo Flight placed four payloads into orbit, including Grahaa Space’s SOLARAS S3 and Cosmoserve Space’s robotic arm Embrace. This first launch marks the debut of a new Indian commercial launch vehicle.
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- Vehicle
- Vikram-I · Skyroot Aerospace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Vikram-I flightSkyroot Aerospace's 1st launch1st this yearhumanity's 7,343rd orbital launch attempt170th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: representative
Target from padside's flight model. Not a catalogued object; this panel switches to the tracked orbit once the object is catalogued. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Flight timeline
- T−0Liftoff
- T+10SPad Clear
- T+25SSupersonic
- T+39SMax-Q
- T+1M20SStage 2 Separation
- T+1M44SSES
- T+2MKármán Line
- T+2M52SFairing Separation
- T+3MStage 3 Separation
- T+3M16SStage 3 Ignition
- T+5MStage 4 Separation
- T+9M35SKick Stage Ignition
- T+15M46SKick Stage Cut-off
About this launch
Demo Flight launched on a Skyroot Aerospace Vikram-I from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India on July 18, 2026 at 06:35 UTC. The launch window ran from 05:00 to 09:00 UTC. It was Skyroot Aerospace's 1st launch, 1st this year and humanity's 7,343rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Vikram-I flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO).
First launch of Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-I launch vehicle. This first launch will carry 4 payloads: - Grahaa Space's SOLARAS S3 satellite - Cosmoserve Space's in-orbit robotic arm Embrace - An in-orbit demonstration from DCUBED - Skyroot's own SCOPE satellite
News
Skyroot Aerospace reaches orbit on first Vikram-1 launchSkyroot Aerospace’s Vikram-1 rocket successfully lifted off on its inaugural flight July 18, becoming the first commercial Indian rocket to reach orbit.
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Launch Preview: Long March 10B and Vikram-I debutSix orbital launches are scheduled internationally this week. Three Falcon 9 flights are expected from…
Pad
Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
64th launch from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, 2nd this year · 104th from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Local pad time at liftoff: Jul 18, 12:05 PM GMT+5:30, in daylight
64 launches from this pad · 105 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
187 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success.
Show 9 earlier updates
Payloads deployed
hitura-nobad · 7/18/2026 · source
Liftoff!
hitura-nobad · 7/18/2026 · source
New T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/18/2026 · source
Hold at T-4:59
hitura-nobad · 7/18/2026 · source
New T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/18/2026 · source
Official Webcast by Skyroot Aerospace has started
LL2 · 7/18/2026 · source
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/16/2026 · source
Updated launch time.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/15/2026 · source
Delayed to NET July 18 per new NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/10/2026 · source
Questions
When did Demo Flight launch?
Demo Flight launched on July 18, 2026 at 06:35 UTC. The launch window ran from 05:00 to 09:00 UTC.
Where can I watch Demo Flight?
Coverage: Vikram-1 | Test Flight-1 | Skyroot | Mission Aagaman| India's First Private Orbital Rocket Launch; Vikram-1 | Test Flight-1 | Skyroot | Mission Aagaman| India's First Private Orbital Rocket Launch. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Demo Flight?
Vikram-I, flown by Skyroot Aerospace. Vikram-I spec sheet
Where did Demo Flight launch from?
Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India. Liftoff was Jul 18, 12:05 PM GMT+5:30 local time at the pad.
What orbit was Demo Flight going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a test flight mission.