Vikram-I | Demo Flight — what you saw in the sky & launch recap

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

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Rocket: Vikram-I
Provider: Skyroot Aerospace
Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Status: Launch Successful

Liftoff time

Jul 18, 2026, 6:35 AM UTC
Jul 18, 2026, 2:35 AM Eastern
Jul 17, 2026, 11:35 PM Pacific

Visibility map: how far away could you see it?

Each ring shows how far away Vikram-I was line-of-sight visible that many seconds into flight: about 89 miles by T+30s, 192 miles by T+60s, and roughly 305 miles by T+90s. City dots are colored by the expected view quality; the table below has the direction to look from each.

Vikram-I | Demo Flight visibility range: each ring marks how far away the rocket was above the horizon that many seconds after liftoff, out to about 305 miles at T+90s. Rings are line-of-sight geometry from a representative ascent profile, centered on the pad — the rocket also travels downrange, stretching views along its track, and night launches are often visible well beyond the outer ring. Assumes clear skies and an open horizon.

Which cities could see this launch?

Estimated visibility from major towns near US launch sites, assuming clear skies and an open horizon at the time of liftoff. The 10 most likely first:

City	Visibility	Look toward	Distance to pad
Philadelphia, PA	Not visible	—	8405 mi
Ocean City, NJ	Not visible	—	8430 mi
Cape May, NJ	Not visible	—	8460 mi
Dover, DE	Not visible	—	8462 mi
Rehoboth Beach, DE	Not visible	—	8477 mi
Baltimore, MD	Not visible	—	8481 mi
Annapolis, MD	Not visible	—	8497 mi
Ocean City, MD	Not visible	—	8500 mi
Berlin, MD	Not visible	—	8505 mi
Salisbury, MD	Not visible	—	8513 mi

Show all 94 cities

City	Visibility	Look toward	Distance to pad
Washington, DC	Not visible	—	8515 mi
Pocomoke City, MD	Not visible	—	8530 mi
Chincoteague, VA	Not visible	—	8533 mi
Wallops Island, VA	Not visible	—	8538 mi
Onancock, VA	Not visible	—	8556 mi
Exmore, VA	Not visible	—	8569 mi
Cape Charles, VA	Not visible	—	8590 mi
Richmond, VA	Not visible	—	8609 mi
Newport News, VA	Not visible	—	8613 mi
Virginia Beach, VA	Not visible	—	8614 mi
Norfolk, VA	Not visible	—	8623 mi
San Jose, CA	Not visible	—	8627 mi
Fresno, CA	Not visible	—	8714 mi
San Luis Obispo, CA	Not visible	—	8784 mi
Pismo Beach, CA	Not visible	—	8794 mi
Guadalupe, CA	Not visible	—	8806 mi
Santa Maria, CA	Not visible	—	8811 mi
Orcutt, CA	Not visible	—	8816 mi
Bakersfield, CA	Not visible	—	8818 mi
Vandenberg Village, CA	Not visible	—	8825 mi
Los Alamos, CA	Not visible	—	8828 mi
Lompoc, CA	Not visible	—	8829 mi
Buellton, CA	Not visible	—	8838 mi
Solvang, CA	Not visible	—	8840 mi
Mojave, CA	Not visible	—	8857 mi
Santa Barbara, CA	Not visible	—	8861 mi
Ventura, CA	Not visible	—	8881 mi
Myrtle Beach, SC	Not visible	—	8884 mi
Oxnard, CA	Not visible	—	8888 mi
Thousand Oaks, CA	Not visible	—	8898 mi
Malibu, CA	Not visible	—	8909 mi
Pasadena, CA	Not visible	—	8915 mi
Los Angeles, CA	Not visible	—	8919 mi
Long Beach, CA	Not visible	—	8938 mi
Charleston, SC	Not visible	—	8966 mi
Hilton Head Island, SC	Not visible	—	9022 mi
San Diego, CA	Not visible	—	9028 mi
Savannah, GA	Not visible	—	9039 mi
Brunswick, GA	Not visible	—	9107 mi
Jacksonville, FL	Not visible	—	9163 mi
Valdosta, GA	Not visible	—	9169 mi
St. Augustine, FL	Not visible	—	9181 mi
Palm Coast, FL	Not visible	—	9199 mi
Tallahassee, FL	Not visible	—	9216 mi
Daytona Beach, FL	Not visible	—	9217 mi
Gainesville, FL	Not visible	—	9222 mi
New Smyrna Beach, FL	Not visible	—	9226 mi
Mims, FL	Not visible	—	9247 mi
Titusville, FL	Not visible	—	9249 mi
Sanford, FL	Not visible	—	9249 mi
Port Canaveral, FL	Not visible	—	9256 mi
Merritt Island, FL	Not visible	—	9261 mi
Cocoa Beach, FL	Not visible	—	9261 mi
Rockledge, FL	Not visible	—	9263 mi
Orlando, FL	Not visible	—	9268 mi
Satellite Beach, FL	Not visible	—	9270 mi
Indialantic, FL	Not visible	—	9274 mi
Melbourne, FL	Not visible	—	9276 mi
Pensacola Beach, FL	Not visible	—	9279 mi
Palm Bay, FL	Not visible	—	9279 mi
Kissimmee, FL	Not visible	—	9285 mi
Sebastian, FL	Not visible	—	9289 mi
Gulf Shores, AL	Not visible	—	9294 mi
Vero Beach, FL	Not visible	—	9298 mi
Fort Pierce, FL	Not visible	—	9308 mi
Lakeland, FL	Not visible	—	9314 mi
Port St. Lucie, FL	Not visible	—	9319 mi
Tampa, FL	Not visible	—	9333 mi
West Palm Beach, FL	Not visible	—	9345 mi
Fort Lauderdale, FL	Not visible	—	9384 mi
Grand Isle, LA	Not visible	—	9397 mi
Miami, FL	Not visible	—	9407 mi
Rockport, TX	Not visible	—	9546 mi
Port Aransas, TX	Not visible	—	9559 mi
Corpus Christi, TX	Not visible	—	9563 mi
Laredo, TX	Not visible	—	9587 mi
Harlingen, TX	Not visible	—	9675 mi
McAllen, TX	Not visible	—	9676 mi
Bayview, TX	Not visible	—	9678 mi
South Padre Island, TX	Not visible	—	9679 mi
Laguna Vista, TX	Not visible	—	9680 mi
Port Isabel, TX	Not visible	—	9681 mi
Los Fresnos, TX	Not visible	—	9682 mi
Brownsville, TX	Not visible	—	9694 mi

Where to look

A rocket lifts off below the horizon for distant viewers, then climbs into view as it gains altitude and flies downrange. Closer to the pad you'll see it within seconds; a few hundred miles away it can take three to six minutes to rise over the horizon. Find an open view in the direction shown for your city and start watching at liftoff.

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Launch data from TheSpaceDevs Launch Library 2. Page generated August 30, 2026.