Satellite Launch Vehicle 3
Indian launch vehicle
Also known as: SLV-3, SLV-III
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Indian space program
- In launch vehicle: India
…1980 using the four-stage solid-fueled Satellite Launch Vehicle 3 (SLV-3), which was developed from the U.S. Scout launch vehicle first used in the 1960s. India did not have a prior ballistic missile program, but parts of the SLV-3 were later incorporated into India’s first IRBM, Agni. The four-stage Polar Satellite…
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work of Abdul Kalam
- In A.P.J. Abdul Kalam: Early life and career
…was project director of the SLV-III, the first satellite launch vehicle that was both designed and produced in India. In 1980 SLV-III successfully released a satellite called Rohini into near-Earth orbit, taking India’s space program to the international stage. Kalam oversaw further development of launch vehicle technologies at ISRO, including…
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