ISRO
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SLV
Description
The Satellite Launch Vehicle or SLV was a small-lift launch vehicle project started in the early 1970s by the Indian Space Research Organization to develop the technology needed to launch satellites. The solid motor case for the first and second stages are fabricated from 15 CDV6 steel sheets and the third and fourth stages from fiber-reinforced plastic.
Missions
4
Success Rate
62.5%
Successes
2
Failures
1
Success Streak
1
Partial Failures
1
Previous
April 17, 1983
Rohini RS-D2
SLV-3 | ISRO
Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
May 31, 1981
Rohini RS-D1
SLV-3 | ISRO
Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Configurations
Retired
SLV-3
Active 1979 to 1983
Rocket
Height: 22m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 40 kg
Liftoff Thrust
503 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 1m
Stages
4