Slv 3 Rohini Satellite

The first experimental flight of slv 3 in august 1979 was a failure.

Slv 3 rohini satellite. Slv 3 was all solid 4 stage vehicle that weighed 17 tonnes. The first attempt to launch slv 3 was in 1979 carrying 35 kg rohini satellite in the low earth orbit but due to minor mal function of a control thruster the mission could not be accomplished. Despite its high rate of failiure a modified first stage of the rocket was used to launch india s hex 1 reusable launch vehicle technology demonstrator in 2016. It did not achieve its intended orbit as the carrier rocket slv was only partially successful.

However in the second flight of slv3 during 1980 the rohini satellite was placed in the orbit making india one of the six nations in the world to. Development of india s own launch vehicles also saw significant progress during his time beginning with the slv 3 which successfully launched the rohini rs 1 satellite into orbit around the. The slv 3 became india s first successful launch vehicle when it placed the rohini satellite into orbit in 1980. Slv 3 was launched with rohini technology payload on board however the satellite could not be placed in orbit.

Rohini technology payload rtp it was a 35 kg 77 lb experimental spin stabilized satellite that used 3w of power and was launched on 10 august 1979 from sdsc. Rohini satellite rs 1 it was successfully launched onboard slv 3 from shar centre on july 18 1980 into an orbit of 305 x 919 km with an inclination of 44 7. The satellite launch vehicle or slv was a small lift launch vehicle project started in the early 1970s by the indian space research organisation to develop the technology needed to launch satellites. India thus became the seventh member of the exclusive club of nations having their own satellite launch capability.

Slv was intended to reach a height of 400 kilometres 250 mi and carry a payload of 40 kg 88 lb. Slv 3 employed an open loop guidance with stored pitch programme to steer the vehicle in flight along a pre determined trajectory. Slv 3 was successfully launched on july 18 1980 from sriharikota range shar when rohini satellite rs 1 was placed in orbit thereby making india the sixth member of an exclusive club of space faring nations. It had a height of 22 metres and was capable of placing 40 kg class payloads in low earth orbit or leo.

The satellite contained instruments to monitor the launch vehicle.