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ASLV

ASLV
ASLV - COSPAR 1992-028

Indian all-solid orbital launch vehicle. Used two lateral boosters derived from the SLV-3 first stage.

AKA: Advanced Satellite Launch Vehicle. Status: Retired 1994. First Launch: 1987-03-24. Last Launch: 1994-05-04. Number: 4 . Payload: 150 kg (330 lb). Thrust: 909.90 kN (204,554 lbf). Gross mass: 41,000 kg (90,000 lb). Height: 23.50 m (77.00 ft). Diameter: 1.00 m (3.20 ft). Apogee: 400 km (240 mi).

LEO Payload: 150 kg (330 lb) to a 400 km orbit. Flyaway Unit Cost 1985$: 9.000 million.

Stage Data - ASLV

Stage 0. 2 x ASLV-0. Gross Mass: 11,600 kg (25,500 lb). Empty Mass: 2,963 kg (6,532 lb). Thrust (vac): 502.600 kN (112,989 lbf). Isp: 253 sec. Burn time: 49 sec. Isp(sl): 229 sec. Diameter: 1.00 m (3.20 ft). Span: 1.00 m (3.20 ft). Length: 9.99 m (32.77 ft). Propellants: Solid. No Engines: 1. Engine: SLV-1. Other designations: Advanced Satellite Launch Vehicle. Status: In Production.

Stage 1. 1 x ASLV-1. Gross Mass: 11,800 kg (26,000 lb). Empty Mass: 2,900 kg (6,300 lb). Thrust (vac): 702.009 kN (157,818 lbf). Isp: 259 sec. Burn time: 45 sec. Isp(sl): 232 sec. Diameter: 1.00 m (3.20 ft). Span: 1.00 m (3.20 ft). Length: 9.99 m (32.77 ft). Propellants: Solid. No Engines: 1. Engine: SLV-1. Other designations: Advanced Satellite Launch Vehicle. Status: In Production.

Stage 2. 1 x ASLV-2. Gross Mass: 4,400 kg (9,700 lb). Empty Mass: 800 kg (1,760 lb). Thrust (vac): 304.000 kN (68,341 lbf). Isp: 276 sec. Burn time: 36 sec. Isp(sl): 220 sec. Diameter: 0.80 m (2.62 ft). Span: 0.80 m (2.62 ft). Length: 6.35 m (20.83 ft). Propellants: Solid. No Engines: 1. Engine: SLV-2. Other designations: Advanced Satellite Launch Vehicle. Status: In Production.

Stage 3. 1 x ASLV-3. Gross Mass: 1,710 kg (3,760 lb). Empty Mass: 650 kg (1,430 lb). Thrust (vac): 90.701 kN (20,390 lbf). Isp: 277 sec. Burn time: 45 sec. Isp(sl): 190 sec. Diameter: 0.82 m (2.69 ft). Span: 0.82 m (2.69 ft). Length: 2.44 m (8.00 ft). Propellants: Solid. No Engines: 1. Engine: SLV-3. Other designations: Advanced Satellite Launch Vehicle. Status: In Production.

Stage 4. 1 x ASLV-4. Gross Mass: 512 kg (1,128 lb). Empty Mass: 195 kg (429 lb). Thrust (vac): 34.999 kN (7,868 lbf). Isp: 281 sec. Burn time: 33 sec. Isp(sl): 110 sec. Diameter: 0.66 m (2.16 ft). Span: 0.66 m (2.16 ft). Length: 1.40 m (4.50 ft). Propellants: Solid. No Engines: 1. Engine: SLV-4. Other designations: Advanced Satellite Launch Vehicle. Status: In Production.

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Subtopics

Agni Indian intermediate range ballistic missile using a solid rocket motor developed from the first stage of the SLV-3 space launch vehicle.

Agni 1 Indian single-stage short range ballistic missile.

Agni 2 Indian intermediate range ballistic missile. Program revived in 1998, assumed to be nuclear warhead-capable. Known flight tests from 1999.

Agni 2P Agni II prime, Indian test vehicle for Agni 4 missile.

Agni 3 Indian intermediate range ballistic missile. Two stage missile consisting of 1 x Agni3 + 1 x Prithvi.

Agni 4 Indian two-stage solid propellant intermediate range ballistic missile. Capable of carrying nuclear or conventional warheads.

Agni 5 Indian medium range ballistic missile with a reported range of 5500-8000 km. Three-stage missile consisting of a modernized Agni 3 IRBM with a third stage.

Agni TD Indian intermediate range ballistic missile. Two stage test missile consisting of 1 x Agni (developed from first stage of the SLV-3 space launcher) + 1 x Prithvi upper stage. Development began in 1979 and fewer than 10 systems were produced. Flight tests in 1989-1994 before the program was terminated.

Family: all-solid, orbital launch vehicle. Country: India. Spacecraft: Rohini 1A, Rohini, Rohini 2, SROSS. Launch Sites: Sriharikota, Sriharikota SLV. Stages: SLV-3 engine, SLV-1, SLV-2, SLV-4. Agency: ISRO. Bibliography: 2, 42, 5, 6, 61.

1987 March 24 - . Launch Site: Sriharikota. Launch Complex: Sriharikota SLV. Launch Vehicle: ASLV. FAILURE: Second stage failed to ignite.. Failed Stage: 2.

SROSS A - . Mass: 150 kg (330 lb). Nation: India. Agency: ISRO. Class: Earth. Type: Magnetosphere satellite. Spacecraft: SROSS. Decay Date: 1987-03-24 . Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

1988 July 13 - . 09:18 GMT - . Launch Site: Sriharikota. Launch Complex: Sriharikota SLV. Launch Vehicle: ASLV. FAILURE: First stage failure. Insufficient control gain.. Failed Stage: 1.

SROSS B - . Mass: 150 kg (330 lb). Nation: India. Agency: ISRO. Class: Earth. Type: Magnetosphere satellite. Spacecraft: SROSS. Decay Date: 1988-07-13 . Apogee: 25 km (15 mi).

1989 May 22 - . 01:40 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni TD.

Test mission - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1992 May 20 - . 00:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Sriharikota. Launch Complex: Sriharikota SLV. Launch Vehicle: ASLV. FAILURE: Insufficient spin stabilization of fifth stage. Partial Failure.. Failed Stage: 5.

SROSS 3 - . Payload: SROSS C. Mass: 106 kg (233 lb). Nation: India. Agency: ISRO. Class: Earth. Type: Magnetosphere satellite. Spacecraft: SROSS. Decay Date: 1992-07-14 . USAF Sat Cat: 21968 . COSPAR: 1992-028A. Apogee: 436 km (270 mi). Perigee: 251 km (155 mi). Inclination: 46.00 deg. Period: 91.40 min.
Stretched Rohini Satellite Series; carried gamma-ray detector, ionosphere monitor. SROSS-C satellite carries two scientific payloads: 1) Retarding Potential Analyser (RPA), consisting of two planar detectors to measure plasma parameters and investigate energetics of the equatorial ionosphere. (2) Gamma Ray Burst (GRB) detectors, consist ing of two scintillation detectors to study celestial gamma ray bursts in the energy range of 20 keV to 3000 keV. Launch vehicle: Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle.

1992 May 28 - . Launch Site: Balasore. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni TD. FAILURE: Failure.

Test mission - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

1994 February 19 - . 12:13 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni TD.

Agni RV Mk 1 - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1994 May 4 - . 00:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Sriharikota. Launch Complex: Sriharikota SLV. Launch Vehicle: ASLV.

SROSS-C2 - . Payload: SROSS C2. Mass: 113 kg (249 lb). Nation: India. Agency: ISRO. Class: Earth. Type: Magnetosphere satellite. Spacecraft: SROSS. Decay Date: 2001-07-12 . USAF Sat Cat: 23099 . COSPAR: 1994-027A. Apogee: 938 km (582 mi). Perigee: 437 km (271 mi). Inclination: 46.20 deg. Period: 98.00 min.
Streched Rohini Satellite Series; measured ionospheric plasma and gamma rays. SROSS-C2 satellite carries two scientific payloads: (i) Retarding Potential Analyser (RPA), consisting of two planar detectors to measure plasma parameters and investigate energetics of the equatorial ionosphere. (ii) Gamma Ray Burst (GRB) detectors, cons isting of two scintillators to study celestial gamma ray bursts in the energy range of 20 keV to 3000 keV. Launch vehicle Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle ASLV-D4.

1999 April 11 - . 04:17 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: Balasore IC4. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 2.

Agni RV Mk 2 Research and development launch - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

2001 January 17 - . 04:31 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: Balasore IC4. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 2.

Agni RV Mk 2 Research and development launch - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

2002 January 25 - . 03:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 1.

Agni RV Mk 2 - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

2003 January 9 - . 03:17 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: Balasore IC4. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 1.

Agni RV Mk 2 - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). MRBM test with dummy warhead..

2004 July 4 - . 04:40 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: Balasore IC4. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 1.

Agni A-1 test - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

2004 August 29 - . 07:26 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: Balasore IC4. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 2.

Operational test - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

2006 July 9 - . 05:33 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: Balasore IC4. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 3. FAILURE: Failure.

Missile test - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

2007 April 12 - . 05:22 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: Balasore IC4. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 3.

IRBM test - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 400 km (240 mi).

2007 October 5 - . 05:07 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: Balasore IC4. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 1.

Agni RV - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

2007 October 24 - . Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: Balasore IC4. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 1.

Agni RV - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

2008 March 23 - . 04:45 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: Balasore IC4. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 1.

Agni RV - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

2008 May 7 - . 04:26 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: Balasore IC4. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 3.

Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 350 km (210 mi).

2009 May 19 - . 04:36 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: Balasore IC4. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 2.

Agni RV - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

2009 November 23 - . 14:19 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: Balasore IC4. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 2.

Agni RV - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).

2010 February 7 - . 05:20 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: Balasore IC4. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 3.

Agni III test - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 350 km (210 mi). Range: 3,500 km (2,100 mi). Fourth Agni III test..

2010 March 27 - . 19:37 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 1.

Agni RV - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). Test launch.

2010 May 17 - . 03:48 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 2.

Agni RV - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). Training launch.

2010 November 25 - . 04:40 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 1.

Agni I RV - . Nation: India. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). Test mission..

2010 December 10 - . 04:35 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: Balasore IC4. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 2P.

Agni RV? - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).

2011 September 30 - . 04:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: Balasore IC4. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 2.

Agni RV - . Nation: India. Apogee: 220 km (130 mi). Test mission over Bay of Bengal..

2011 November 15 - . 03:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 4.

Agni test - . Nation: India. Apogee: 900 km (550 mi). Test mission. Missile previously known as Agni II Prime..

2011 December 1 - . 04:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: Balasore IC4. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 1.

Agni RV? - . Nation: India. Agency: ISFC. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

2012 April 19 - . 02:37 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 5.

Agni RV - . Nation: India. Apogee: 800 km (490 mi). R&D flight..

2012 July 13 - . 04:36 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 1.

Agni RV - . Nation: India. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). Test mission..

2012 August 9 - . 03:16 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 2.

Agni RV - . Nation: India. Apogee: 220 km (130 mi). Test mission..

2012 September 19 - . 06:18 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 4.

Agni RV - . Nation: India. Apogee: 900 km (550 mi). Test mission..

2012 September 20 - . 19:50 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 3.

Agni III RV - . Nation: India. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). Test mission..

2013 April 7 - . 04:55 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: Balasore IC4. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 2.

Agni RV - . Nation: India. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). Operational test.

2013 September 15 - . 09:20 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: Balasore IC4. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 5.

Agni RV - . Nation: India. Apogee: 800 km (490 mi). Missile test.

2013 December 23 - . 11:28 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 3.

Agni RV - . Nation: India. Apogee: 350 km (210 mi). Missile test.

2014 January 20 - . 05:22 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: Balasore IC4. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 4.

Agni 4 RV - . Nation: India. Apogee: 900 km (550 mi). Missile test.

2014 September 11 - . 05:41 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 1.

Agni RV - . Nation: India. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). Training launch..

2014 November 9 - . 04:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 2.

Agni RV - . Nation: India. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). Test flight..

2014 December 2 - . 04:49 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 4.

Agni RV - . Nation: India. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). Test flight..

2015 January 31 - . 02:36 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 5.

RV - . Nation: India. Apogee: 800 km (490 mi). Test flight..

2015 April 16 - . 04:22 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 3.

Agni RV - . Nation: India. Apogee: 350 km (210 mi). Test flight..

2015 November 9 - . 04:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: Balasore IC4. Launch Pad: IC4. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 4.

Agni RV - . Nation: India. Apogee: 600 km (370 mi). Test mission. Impacted Indian Ocean..

2016 December 26 - . 05:35 GMT - . Launch Site: Kalam Island. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 5.

Agni RV - . Nation: India. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). Test mission. Impacted in Indian Ocean..

2018 January 18 - . 04:23 GMT - . Launch Site: Kalam Island. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 5.

RV - . Nation: India. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). Test mission. Impacted Indian Ocean..

2018 February 6 - . 03:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kalam Island. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 1.

Agni RV - . Nation: India. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). Test mission. Impacted Bay of Bengal..

2018 February 20 - . 03:08 GMT - . Launch Site: Kalam Island. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 2.

Agni RV - . Nation: India. Apogee: 600 km (370 mi). Test mission. Impacted Indian Ocean..

2018 June 3 - . 04:18 GMT - . Launch Site: Kalam Island. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 5.

Agni RV - . Nation: India. Apogee: 800 km (490 mi). Test mission. Impacted Indian O...

2018 December 10 - . 08:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kalam Island. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 5.

Agni KV - . Nation: India. Apogee: 800 km (490 mi). Test mission. Impacted Indian Ocean.

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