Satellite Launch Vehicle

Satellite Launch Vehicle
	Satellite Launch Vehicle
Function	Small-lift launch vehicle
Manufacturer	ISRO
Country of origin	India
Size
Height	22 m (72 ft)
Diameter	1 m (3.3 ft)
Mass	17,000 kg (37,000 lb)
Capacity
Payload to LEO	40 kg (88 lb)
Associated rockets
Derivatives	ASLV, PSLV
Launch history
Status	Retired
Launch sites	Satish Dhawan Space Centre
Total launches	4
Successes	2
Failures	1
Partial failures	1
First flight	10 August 1979
Last flight	17 April 1983
Notable payloads	Rohini
First stage
Propellant mass	8.6 t (19,000 lb)
Engines	1 solid
Thrust	450 kN (100,000 lbf)
Specific impulse	253 seconds (2.48 km/s)
Burn time	49 seconds
Fuel	PBAN (Polybutadiene acrylonitrile) Solid
Second stage
Propellant mass	3 tonnes
Engines	1 solid
Thrust	20 tonnes
Specific impulse	267 sec
Burn time	40 seconds
Fuel	PBAN (Polybutadine Acrylo Nitrate) Solid
Third stage
Propellant mass	1 tonnes
Engines	1 solid
Thrust	6.3 tonnes
Specific impulse	277 sec
Burn time	45 seconds
Fuel	High energy propellant (HEF 20) Solid
Fourth stage
Propellant mass	262 kg
Engines	1 solid
Thrust	2.4 tonnes
Specific impulse	283 sec
Burn time	33 seconds
Fuel	High energy propellant (HEF 20) Solid

Short description: First launch vehicle of the Indian Space Research Organisation

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. SLV was intended to reach a height of 400 kilometres (250 mi) and carry a payload of 40 kg (88 lb).^[2] The first experimental flight of SLV, in August 1979, was a failure.^[3] The first successful launch took place on 18 July 1980.

It was a four-stage rocket with all solid-propellant motors.^[3]

The first launch of the SLV took place in Sriharikota on 10 August 1979. The fourth and final launch of the SLV took place on 17 April 1983.

It has taken approximately seven years to realise the vehicle from start. The solid motor case for first and second stage are fabricated from 15 CDV6 steel sheets and third and fourth stages from fibre reinforced plastic.^[1]

Launch history

All four SLV launches occurred from the SLV Launch Pad at the Sriharikota High Altitude Range. The first two launches were experimental (E) and the next 2 were designated as developmental (D) as this was the first launch vehicle being developed by India not intended for a long service life.^[4]

Flight No.	Date / time (UTC)	Rocket, Configuration	Launch site	Payload	Payload mass	Orbit	User	Launch outcome
E1	10 August 1979	Satellite Launch Vehicle	SLV Launch Pad	Rohini Technology Payload^[5]	35 kg	Low Earth	ISRO	Failure
E1	Faulty valve caused vehicle to crash into the Bay of Bengal 317 seconds after launch.^[4]
E2	18 July 1980	Satellite Launch Vehicle	SLV Launch Pad	Rohini RS-1	35 kg	Low Earth	ISRO	Success ^[4]
E2	It was the first satellite successfully launched by the indigenous launch vehicle SLV. It provided data on the fourth stage of SLV.
D1	31 May 1981	Satellite Launch Vehicle	SLV Launch Pad	Rohini RS-D1	38 kg	Low Earth	ISRO	Partial failure
D1	Orbit too low. Decayed after 9 days^[4]
D2	17 April 1983	Satellite Launch Vehicle	SLV Launch Pad	Rohini RS-D2	41.5 kg	Low Earth	ISRO	Success^[4]
D2	Earth Observation satellite

Launch statistics

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Decade-wise summary of SLV launches

Decade	Successful	Partial success	Failure	Total
1970s	0	0	1	1
1980s	2	1	0	3
Total	2	1	1	4

References

https://web.archive.org/web/20071009040815/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/SPACE/space-launchers-slv.html

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[ISRO-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "First Successful Launch of SLV-3 - Silver Jubilee". ISRO. https://www.isro.gov.in/sites/default/files/flipping_book/58-SI-Jul-Sep-05/files/assets/common/downloads/publication.pdf.

[DOSLV-2] "Launch Vehicles". Department of Space, Government of India. http://dos.gov.in/launchvehicles.aspx.

[slv-3] 3.0 ^3.1 "SLV". isro.gov.in. http://www.isro.gov.in/launchers/slv.

[Silver-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 ^4.4 "Silver jubilee of the first successful SLV-3". http://www.frontline.in/static/html/fl2217/stories/20050826002609000.htm.

[rtp-1-5] "Rohini Technology Payload". http://www.isro.gov.in/Spacecraft/rtp-1.

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In development	Angara 1.2 Ariane 6 Bloostar Cyclone-4M Eris Firefly Alpha Beta H3 Hyperbola-2 Irtysh Kuaizhou 11 21 31 LauncherOne Long March 8 9 Miura 5 New Glenn New Line 1 Nuri OmegA OS-M2 OS-M4 Orbex Prime SLS Soyuz-7 SSLV Starship Terran 1 Vega C Vega E Vulcan Zero Zhuque-2
Retired	Antares 110/120/130/230 Ariane 1 2 3 4 ASLV Athena I II Atlas B D E/F G H I II III LV-3B SLV-3 Able Agena Centaur Black Arrow Conestoga Delta A B C D E G J L M N 0100 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 II III IV Diamant Dnepr Energia Europa Falcon 1 Falcon 9 v1.0 v1.1 v1.2 "Full Thrust" Feng Bao 1 GSLV Mk I H-I H-II Juno I Juno II Kaituozhe-1 Kosmos 1 2I 3 3M Lambda 4S Long March 1 1D^† 2A 2E 3 3B 4A Mu 4S 3C 3H 3S 3SII V N1^† N-I N-II Naro-1 Paektusan Pilot^† R-7 Luna Molniya M L Polyot Soyuz original FG L M U U2 Soyuz/Vostok Sputnik Voskhod Vostok L K 2 2M R-29 Shtil' Volna Saturn I IB V Scout SLV Space Shuttle SPARK^† Sparta SS-520 Start-1 Thor Able Ablestar Agena Burner Delta DSV-2U Thorad-Agena Titan II GLV IIIA IIIB IIIC IIID IIIE 34D 23G CT-3 IV Tsyklon 2 3 4 UR (Proton) UR-500 (Proton) Proton-K Rokot Strela Vanguard VLS-1^† Zenit 2 2M
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Department of Space (DoS)
Organisations	Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Antrix Corporation Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST) Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) Laboratory for Electro-Optics Systems (LEOS) National Atmospheric Research Laboratory (NARL) New Space India Limited Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) Development and Educational Communication Unit (DECU) Integrated Space Cell Defence Space Agency
Programmes	Bhaskara GAGAN GSAT INSAT IRNSS IRS Cartosat RISAT Rohini SROSS Chandrayaan Human Spaceflight Programme
Satellites	APPLE Aryabhata HAMSAT IMS-1 Megha-Tropiques NISAR SARAL South Asia Satellite SRE SRE II Kalpana-1 CARE
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Crewed spacecraft	Gaganyaan (Under development)
Rockets	Engines CE-7.5 CE-20 Vikas Orbital SLV ASLV PSLV GSLV Mk I Mk II Mk III Suborbital Rohini ATV Concepts ULV Under development RLV Technology Demonstration Programme RLV-TD HEX SSLV SCE-200
Facilities	Indian Deep Space Network (IDSN) ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC) ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) Master Control Facility (MCF) Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) ISRO Satellite Integration and Testing Establishment (ISITE) Vikram Sarabhai Space Center (VSSC) Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) ISRO Propulsion Complex Human Space Flight Centre (HSFC)
Related	SAGA-220 (supercomputer) RESPOND
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Satellite Launch Vehicle

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