Indian solid propellant sounding rocket family using indigenous rocket motors derived from French Belier / Jericho rocket engine technology.
Failures: 4. Success Rate: 99.54%. First Fail Date: 1976-10-01. Last Fail Date: 1997-11-20. Launch data is: continuing.
Status: Active.
First Launch: 1975.01.01.
Last Launch: 1999.11.01.
Number: 10 .
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Associated Countries
See also
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RH Indian solid propellant sounding rocket family using indigenous rocket motors derived from French Belier / Jericho rocket engine technology. More...
Associated Manufacturers and Agencies
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ISRO Indian manufacturer of rockets, spacecraft, and rocket engines. Indian Space Research Organization, India. More...
Bibliography
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McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page (launch records), Harvard University, 1997-present. Web Address when accessed: here.
Associated Launch Sites
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Thumba Sounding rocket launch location known to have been used for 1385 launches from 1963 to 2004, reaching up to 400 kilometers altitude. More...
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Sriharikota India's primary space launch center, located on the east coast of the peninsula with a firing sector over the Bay of Bengal. In use from 1971 to present. More...
RH Chronology
1975 - .
Launch Site:
Thumba.
LV Family:
RH.
Launch Vehicle:
RH.
- First Flight test - .
Nation: India. Agency: ISRO. Apogee: 130 km (80 mi).
1978 April 18 - .
Launch Site:
Thumba.
LV Family:
RH.
Launch Vehicle:
RH.
- AST 1 Technology mission - .
Nation: India. Agency: ISRO. Apogee: 130 km (80 mi).
1979 August 25 - .
06:21 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Thumba.
LV Family:
RH.
Launch Vehicle:
RH.
- ISRO-CNES I Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: India. Agency: ISRO. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).
1979 August 31 - .
05:51 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Thumba.
LV Family:
RH.
Launch Vehicle:
RH.
- ISRO-CNES II Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: India. Agency: ISRO. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).
1986 March 10 - .
04:55 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Thumba.
LV Family:
RH.
Launch Vehicle:
RH.
- D-region ionization comparison Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: India. Agency: ISRO. Apogee: 110 km (60 mi).
1986 October 1 - .
Launch Site:
Thumba.
LV Family:
RH.
Launch Vehicle:
RH.
- AEROSOL PRECAMP. II Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: India. Agency: ISRO. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).
1986 October 3 - .
Launch Site:
Thumba.
LV Family:
RH.
Launch Vehicle:
RH.
- AEROSOL PRECAMP. II Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: India. Agency: ISRO. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).
1993 - .
Launch Site:
Thumba.
Launch Complex:
Thumba Pad 5.
LV Family:
RH.
Launch Vehicle:
RH.
- Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: India. Agency: ISRO. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).
1993 - .
Launch Site:
Thumba.
Launch Complex:
Thumba Pad 5.
LV Family:
RH.
Launch Vehicle:
RH.
- Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: India. Agency: ISRO. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).
1999 November 1 - .
Launch Site:
Sriharikota.
LV Family:
RH.
Launch Vehicle:
RH.
- EWS? Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: India. Agency: ISRO. Apogee: 135 km (83 mi).
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