- India is set to launch Vikram-S on November 15 from Indian Space Research Organisation’s launchpad at Sriharikota – an island in Andhra Pradesh.
- The Vikram series has three rockets – Vikram I, II and III.
- They have unique capabilities such as multi-orbit insertion and interplanetary missions.
- They can support communication services like broadband internet, GPS, and IoT from space and earth imaging.
- It will provide customized, dedicated and ride share options, catering to a wide spectrum of small satellite customer base.
- These rockets can be assembled and launched in less than 72 hours, having the lowest cost in the payload segment.
- They can carry satellites weighing up to 815 kg to the low Earth orbit and the sun- synchronous polar orbits (SSPOs).
- These launch vehicles are named after Vikram Sarabhai – the father of the Indian space program.
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