RH-560
Sounding rocket. Year: 1976. Family: Stromboli. Country: India.

2 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x RH-560 stage 1 + 1 x RH-300

Manufacturer: ISRO. Launches: 9. Failures: 1. Success Rate: 88.89%. First Launch Date: 1974-04-24. Last Launch Date: 1993-04-19. Launch data is: complete. Apogee: 400 km (240 mi). Liftoff Thrust: 76.000 kN (17,085 lbf). Total Mass: 1,300 kg (2,800 lb). Core Diameter: 0.56 m (1.83 ft). Total Length: 8.40 m (27.50 ft).



RH-560 Chronology

1974 April 24 - 13:00 GMT - Launch Site: Sriharikota. Launch Vehicle: RH-560.

  • First test mission Nation: India. Apogee: 280 km (170 mi). References: 1502.
1976 Oct - Launch Site: Sriharikota. Launch Vehicle: RH-560. FAILURE: Failure.
  • 3-t engine test mission Nation: India. Agency: ISRO. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 766.
1977? - Launch Site: Sriharikota. Launch Vehicle: RH-560.
  • TVC test mission Nation: India. Agency: ISRO. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 766.
1979 June 24 - 17:06 GMT - Launch Site: Sriharikota. Launch Vehicle: RH-560.
  • X-ray Astronomy mission Nation: India. Agency: ISRO. Apogee: 332 km (206 mi). References: 1137.
1980 February 16 - Launch Site: Sriharikota. Launch Vehicle: RH-560. LV Configuration: RH-560 15.
  • Solar Eclipse mission Nation: India. Agency: ISRO. Apogee: 320 km (190 mi). References: 1560.
1980 February 16 - Launch Site: Sriharikota. Launch Vehicle: RH-560. LV Configuration: RH-560 14.
  • Solar Eclipse mission Nation: India. Agency: ISRO. Apogee: 320 km (190 mi). References: 1560.
1988 October 4 - 16:00 GMT - Launch Site: Sriharikota. Launch Vehicle: RH-560.
  • ESF Ionosphere mission Nation: India. Agency: ISRO. Apogee: 348 km (216 mi). References: 1036.
1992 July 3 - Launch Site: Sriharikota. Launch Vehicle: RH-560.
  • Ionosphere mission? Nation: India. Agency: ISRO. Apogee: 320 km (190 mi). References: 1836.
1993 April 19 - 05:50 GMT - Launch Site: Sriharikota. Launch Vehicle: RH-560.
  • SPICE-3 Ionosphere mission Nation: India. Agency: ISRO. Apogee: 323 km (200 mi). References: 1089.

Bibliography and Further Reading
  • McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page, Harvard University, 1997-present. Jonathan McDowell's complete on-line listing of all objects orbited and over 20,000 rocket launches Accessed at: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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