SLV-3 from Sriharikota FLP launched Rohini RS-1 (RS-1B), a 35 kg experimental technology satellite into LEO—India’s first successful orbital launch, making the country the sixth nation with indigenous satellite launch capability.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 35 kg
- Flight
- 2nd
- of 4 SLV-3 flights
- Date and time
- 18 July 1980, 02:33 UTC
- Rocket
- SLV-3
- Builder
- ISRO
- Launch site
- SLV-3 Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
- Payload
- Test Flight
- International designator
- 1980-062
- Launches in 1980
- 64th of 108
See it in orbit
Space Atlas shows the satellites and rocket stages from this launch in 3D.
Object pages on Space Atlas: Rohini 1
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