ASLV
Launch vehicle · India
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ASLV - COSPAR 1992-028
Indian all-solid orbital launch vehicle. Used two lateral boosters derived from the SLV-3 first stage.
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.
More at: ASLV.
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.
Related
- Family
- all-solid, orbital launch vehicle
- Country
- India
- Launch Sites
- Sriharikota, Sriharikota SLV
- Stages
- SLV-3 engine, SLV-1, SLV-2, SLV-4
- Agency
- ISRO
Chronology
50 events
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.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.1994 February 19
12:13 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni TD.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 1.2003 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 1.2004 August 29
07:26 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: Balasore IC4. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 2.2006 July 9
05:33 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: Balasore IC4. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 3. FAILURE: Failure.2007 April 12
05:22 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: Balasore IC4. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 3.2007 October 5
05:07 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: Balasore IC4. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 1.2007 October 24
Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: Balasore IC4. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 1.2008 March 23
04:45 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: Balasore IC4. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 1.2008 May 7
04:26 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: Balasore IC4. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 3.2009 May 19
04:36 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: Balasore IC4. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 2.2009 November 23
14:19 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: Balasore IC4. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 2.2010 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 1.2010 May 17
03:48 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 2.2010 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.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 1.2012 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.