ISRO ASLV SROSS-C2
ASLV
Status
Success
Date
4 MAY 1994
00:00
Launch Provider
Indian Space Research Organization
Launch Pad
SLV-3 Launch Pad
Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Mission Overview
SROSS C and C2 (Stretched Rohini Satellite Series) were the third and fourth satellites in ISRO's SROSS series and to perform experiments on Gamma-ray astronomy and ionospheric science.
Rocket
ASLV
Mission Type
Astrophysics
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Stages
5
Livestream
Not availableRocket Details
The Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle or Advanced Satellite Launch Vehicle, also known as ASLV, was a Small-lift launch vehicle five-stage solid-fuel rocket developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to place 150 kg satellites into LEO. ISRO did not have sufficient funds for both the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle programme and the ASLV programme at the same time and the ASLV programme was terminated after the initial developmental flights.
Height
23.5 m
Diameter
1 m
Launch Mass
41 T
Thrust
910 kN