ASLV

The Augmented Satellite Launcher is India's second rocket, an all-solid design with two strap-on boosters built to develop the technology for larger launchers. After two failures it places SROSS science satellites in orbit in 1992 and 1994.

Launches

4

Success rate

50%

2 failures

First flight

24 March 1987

SROSS-A

Last flight

4 May 1994

SROSS-C2

Builder

ISRO

Height

23.5 m

Diameter

1 m

Stages

4

Boosters

2 × AS-0

Propellants

Solid

Payload to LEO

150 kg