Archive · 24 Aug 2026
Skyroot Moves Second Vikram-1 Stage Toward Sriharikota Launch
Skyroot Aerospace is preparing another Vikram-1 rocket.
Its first stage is being moved to Sriharikota, where launches are prepared.
The announcement was made on National Space Day.
This happened a little more than a month after the first Vikram-1 reached orbit.
Reaching orbit means the rocket successfully traveled into space around Earth.
Skyroot says it is moving from one flight to the next.
The company has not yet shared when the second rocket will launch.
It also has not released other mission details.
Skyroot Aerospace is sending Stage 1 of its second Vikram-1 rocket to Sriharikota.
The company announced the hardware movement on August 23, 2026, National Space Day.
The update follows Vikram-1 reaching orbit on its first flight just over a month earlier.
Skyroot described the development as a move from one flight to the next.
The company has not announced a launch date or detailed specifications for the upcoming mission.
- Who
- Skyroot Aerospace.
- What
- Stage 1 of the company’s second Vikram-1 rocket is being moved toward the launch site.
- When
- August 23, 2026, on National Space Day; the move came just over a month after Vikram-1’s first flight reached orbit.
- Where
- Sriharikota, India’s spaceport.
- Why
- To begin preparations for the second Vikram-1’s next orbital mission.
- Company
- Skyroot Aerospace
- Rocket
- Second Vikram-1
- Hardware moved
- Stage 1
- Destination
- Sriharikota
- Announcement date
- August 23, 2026
- Previous milestone
- Vikram-1 reached orbit on its first flight just over a month earlier
- Launch timing
- No launch date was provided