Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle (ASLV)
The Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle was India's five-stage, all-solid intermediate launcher derived from SLV-3. Two strap-on boosters raised low-Earth-orbit capacity to the 150-kilogram class, while four developmental flights from 1987 through 1994 validated strap-on staging, inertial navigation, closed-loop guidance, vertical integration, and other technologies used by later Indian launchers.
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Identity
- Aliases
- ASLVAugmented Satellite Launching VehicleAugmented SLV
- Family Name
- ASLV
- Full Name
- Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle (ASLV)
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
Details
- Description
- The Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle was India's five-stage, all-solid intermediate launcher derived from SLV-3. Two strap-on boosters raised low-Earth-orbit capacity to the 150-kilogram class, while four developmental flights from 1987 through 1994 validated strap-on staging, inertial navigation, closed-loop guidance, vertical integration, and other technologies used by later Indian launchers.
- Dimensions
- Height M
- 24
- First Flight Year
- 1,987
- Last Flight Year
- 1,994
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Rocket Specs
- Liftoff Mass Kg
- 40,000
- Payload Capacity Kg
- Leo
- 150
- Reusability
- expendable
- Stages Count
- 5
- Strap On Boosters Count
- 2
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.isro.gov.in/ASLV.html
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- Creation Time
- July 14, 2026 at 07:40:17 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 19, 2026 at 16:52:57 UTC
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