SLV

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SLV (Satellite Launch Vehicle) was India’s first experimental satellite launch vehicle, developed by ISRO to establish indigenous capability to place small satellites into low Earth orbit.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Expendable launch system ⓘ
Satellite launch vehicle ⓘ
abbreviationOf Satellite Launch Vehicle ⓘ
agency ISRO ⓘ
controlSystem Closed-loop guidance and control ⓘ
countryOfOrigin India ⓘ
developer Indian Space Research Organisation ⓘ
failedLaunches 2 ⓘ
firstFlight 1979-08-10 ⓘ
firstFlightOrbitInsertion Failed to reach orbit ⓘ
firstFlightOutcome Failure ⓘ
firstFlightPayload Rohini Technology Payload ⓘ
firstFlightVehicle SLV-3 E1 ⓘ
firstSuccessfulFlight 1980-07-18 ⓘ
firstSuccessfulFlightOutcome Success ⓘ
firstSuccessfulFlightPayload Rohini Satellite RS-1 ⓘ
firstSuccessfulFlightVehicle SLV-3 E2 ⓘ
linked to: SLV-3 E1
firstSuccessfulOrbit Low Earth orbit ⓘ
guidanceSystem Inertial guidance ⓘ
height ~22 m ⓘ
historicalSignificance Enabled India to reach orbit with an indigenous launch vehicle ⓘ
launches 4 ⓘ
launchPad SLV Launch Pad ⓘ
linked to: PSLV launch complex
launchSite Satish Dhawan Space Centre ⓘ
launchVehicleFamily SLV-3 family ⓘ
linked to: SLV-3 E1
liftOffMass ~17 tonnes ⓘ
missionType Experimental launch vehicle program ⓘ
notablePayload Rohini RS-1 ⓘ
Rohini RS-D1 ⓘ
numberOfStages 4 ⓘ
operationalPeriodEnd 1983 ⓘ
operationalPeriodStart 1979 ⓘ
orbitType Low Earth orbit ⓘ
organizationRole First satellite launch vehicle developed by ISRO ⓘ
payloadToLEO ~40 kg ⓘ
programObjective Develop indigenous launch capability ⓘ
propulsionType Solid propellant ⓘ
purpose To establish indigenous capability to place small satellites into low Earth orbit ⓘ
stage1Propellant Solid ⓘ
stage2Propellant Solid ⓘ
stage3Propellant Solid ⓘ
stage4Propellant Solid ⓘ
status Retired ⓘ
successfulLaunches 2 ⓘ
successor ASLV ⓘ
PSLV ⓘ
technologyLegacy Provided technological base for ASLV ⓘ
Provided technological base for PSLV ⓘ

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