Satellite Launch Vehicle
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Satellite_Launch_Vehicle".

Satellite Launch Vehicle

Satellite Launch Vehicle
Function	Small carrier rocket
Manufacturer	ISRO
Country of origin	India
Size
Height	22 metres (72 ft)
Diameter	1 metre (3.3 ft)
Mass	17,000 kilograms (37,000 lb)
Capacity
Payload to 400km LEO	40 kilograms (88 lb)
Associated rockets
Derivatives	ASLV, PSLV
Launch history
Status	Retired
Launch sites	Sriharikota
Total launches	4
Successes	2
Failures	1
Partial failures	1
Maiden flight	10 August 1979
Last flight	17 April 1983
Notable payloads	Rohini
First Stage
Engines	1 solid
Thrust	502.6 kilonewtons (113,000 lbf)
Specific impulse	253 sec
Burn time	49 seconds
Fuel	Solid
Second Stage
Engines	1 solid
Thrust	267 kilonewtons (60,000 lbf)
Specific impulse	267 sec
Burn time	40 seconds
Fuel	Solid
Third Stage
Engines	1 solid
Thrust	90.7 kilonewtons (20,400 lbf)
Specific impulse	277 sec
Burn time	45 seconds
Fuel	Solid
Fourth Stage
Engines	1 solid
Thrust	26.83 kilonewtons (6,030 lbf)
Specific impulse	283 sec
Burn time	33 seconds
Fuel	Solid

The Indian Satellite Launch Vehicle or SLV (उपग्रह प्रक्षेपण यान) was a project started in the early 1970s by Indian Space Research Organisation to develop the technology needed to launch satellites. The project leader was Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam. SLV was intended to reach a height of 400 km and carry a payload of 40 kg. SLV is a four stage rocket with all solid-propellant motors. The first launch of the SLV took place in Sriharikota on 10 August 1979. The last launch of the SLV took place on 17 April 1983. SLV formed the basis of the ASLV.

Launch log

References

• http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/SPACE/space-launchers-slv.html

This India-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.