Satellite Launch Vehicle-3 (SLV-3)
Satellite Launch Vehicle-3 was India's first experimental orbital launch vehicle. The 17-tonne, four-stage all-solid rocket flew four times from 1979 through 1983; SLV-3E2 placed Rohini RS-1 in orbit in 1980, making India the sixth nation to orbit a satellite with an indigenous launcher.
Identity
- Aliases
- SLV-3SLV 3Satellite Launch Vehicle 3India's first satellite launch vehicle
- Family Name
- SLV-3
- Full Name
- Satellite Launch Vehicle-3 (SLV-3)
- Reusability
- expendable
- Slug
- satellite-launch-vehicle-3
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
Details
- Description
- Satellite Launch Vehicle-3 was India's first experimental orbital launch vehicle. The 17-tonne, four-stage all-solid rocket flew four times from 1979 through 1983; SLV-3E2 placed Rohini RS-1 in orbit in 1980, making India the sixth nation to orbit a satellite with an indigenous launcher.
- First Flight Year
- 1,979
- Height M
- 22
- Last Flight Year
- 1,983
- Liftoff Mass Kg
- 17,000
- Manufacturer Id
- vh7c0c2003z1w3xxf0vgysyq7h7ng887
- Operator Id
- vh7c0c2003z1w3xxf0vgysyq7h7ng887
- Payload Capacity Kg
- Leo
- 40
- Stages Count
- 4
- Strap On Boosters Count
- 0
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.isro.gov.in/SLV.html
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/14/2026, 7:40:11 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/14/2026, 7:40:11 AM