SLV-3 launcher and Rohini satellite
Lanzador SLV-3 y satélite Rohini
- Date
- 1980 · confidence high
- Place
- Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India
- Credited to
- ISRO (project led by A. P. J. Abdul Kalam)
- Field
- Movement
What it is
Four-stage solid-fuel rocket that on 18 July 1980 placed the Rohini RS-1 satellite into orbit. It made India the seventh country with its own orbital launch capability.
What it led to
- PSLV and GSLV launchers
- Indian lunar and Mars missions