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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