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SLV-3 (1980)

Satellite Launch Vehicle-3 (SLV-3) was India's first experimental satellite launch
vehicle, which was an all solid, four stage vehicle weighing 17 tonnes with a height of
22m and capable of placing 40 kg class payloads in Low Earth Orbit (LEO).

SLV-3 was successfully launched on July 18, 1980 from Sriharikota Range (SHAR), when
Rohini satellite, RS-1, was placed in orbit, thereby making India the sixth member of an
exclusive club of space-faring nations . SLV-3 employed an open loop guidance (with stored
pitch programme) to steer the vehicle in flight along a pre-determined trajectory. The first
experimental flight of SLV-3, in August 1979, was only partially successful. Apart from the July
1980 launch, there were two more launches held in May 1981 and April 1983, orbiting Rohini
satellite carrying remote sensing sensors.

The successful culmination of the SLV-3 project showed the way to advanced launch vehicle
projects such as the Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle (ASLV), Polar Satellite Launch
Vehicle (PSLV) and the Geosynchronous satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV).

સસસસસસસસ સસસસ સસસસસસ -3 (સસસસસસ -3) સ સસસસસસસ સસસસસ સસસસસસસસસ સસસસસસ સસસસસ સસસસ
સસસસ, સસ 22 સસસસસસ સસસસસ સસસસ 17 સસ સસસસસસસ સસસ સસસસસ સસસસ સસસ સસ સસસસ સસસસસસ (LEO)
સસસ 40 સસસસસસસસસ સસસસસ સસસસસસસ સસસસસ સસસસ સસસસસ સસસ. .

સસસસસસસસસસસ સસસસ (SHAR) સસ 18 સસસસસ, 1980 સસ સસસ સસસસસસ-3 સસસસસસસસસસસ સસસસ

સસસસસસસ સસસસસસ સસસસ, સસસસસસ સસસસસસ સસસસસસસસ, સસસસ -1, સસસસસસસસસસસસસ
સસસસસસસસ સસસસસસ સસસસ, સસસસસસ સસસસ સસસસસ-સસસસસસ સસસસસસસસસસ સસસસસસસ સસસસસસ
સસસસસ સસસસ સસસસસ સસસ. સસસસસસ -3 સ સસસસસ-સસસસસસસસસ સસસસસસ સસસસ સસસસસસસ
સસસસ સસસસસસ સસસસ સસસ સસસ સસસસસસસસસસસસ (સસસસસસસ સસસ સસસસસસસસસ સસસસ) સસ
સસસસસ સસસસસ સસસ. સસસસસ 1979 સસસ સસસસસસ -3 સસ સસસસસ સસસસસસસસસ સસસસ સસસસસ
સસસસસ સસસસ સસસ સસસ સસસ. સસસસસ 1980 સસ સસસસસ સસસસસસ, સસ 1981 સસસ સસસસસસ
1983 સસસ સસ સસસ સસસસ સસસસસસસ સસસસસ સસસ, સસસસસ સસસસસસ સસસસસસસસ સસસસસસ
સસસસસસસસ સસસસસસ સસસસ સસસસ સસસ.

સસસસસસ -3 સસસસસસસસસસસ સસસ સસસસસસસસસસ સસસસસસ સસસસસસસસ સસસસ સસસસસસ

(સસસસસસસ), સસસસસસસ સસસસસસસસ સસસસ સસસસસસ (સસસસસસસસ) સસસ સસસસસસસસસસસ
સસસસસસસસ સસસસ સસસસસસ (સસસસસસસસ) સસસસ સસસસસસ સસસસ સસસસ સસસસસસસસસસસસ સસસસસ
સસસસસસસ.