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SROSS-B

ASLV

Indian Space Research Organization

Launch Status
Failure

Mission

SROSS-B

  • Type: Earth Science
  • Orbit: Low Earth Orbit

Indian remote sensing and gamma-ray astronomy satellite

Location

SLV-3 Launch Pad

Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

SLV-3 Launch Pad has witnessed the launch of 8 rockets, including 8 orbital launch attempts. While Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India, has been the site for 98 rocket launches.

Satish Dhawan Space Centre – SDSC (formerly Sriharikota Range – SHAR),[1] is the primary spaceport of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), located in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.

Rocket

Indian Space Research Organization ASLV

The Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle or Advanced Satellite Launch Vehicle, also known as ASLV, was a Small-lift launch vehicle five-stage solid-fuel rocket developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to place 150 kg satellites into LEO. ISRO did not have sufficient funds for both the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle programme and the ASLV programme at the same time and the ASLV programme was terminated after the initial developmental flights.

Learn more about the ASLV

Agency

Indian Space Research Organization

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is the space agency of the Government of India headquartered in the city of Bangalore. Its vision is to "harness space technology for national development while pursuing space science research and planetary exploration."

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