Maiden flight of ISRO's Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle (ASLV-D1) from Sriharikota with the 150 kg SROSS-1 (SROSS A) technology/science satellite. One strap-on failed to deliver full thrust, the vehicle lost control after first-stage burnout, and both rocket and payload were lost.
- Outcome
- Failure
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- Did not reach orbit
- Flight
- 1st
- of 4 ASLV flights
- Date and time
- 24 March 1987, 06:39 UTC
- Rocket
- ASLV
- Builder
- ISRO
- Launch site
- SLV-3 Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
- Payload
- Test Flight
- Launches in 1987
- 30th of 114