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SLV-3

4FLIGHTS
75%SUCCESS
1FAILURES
3STREAK
Aug 1979FIRST FLIGHT
NOREUSABLE
HEIGHT22 m
DIAMETER1 m
LAUNCH MASS17 kg
LIFTOFF THRUST503 kN
STAGES4

The Satellite Launch Vehicle or SLV is a Small-lift launch vehicle, was a project started in the early 1970s by the Indian Space Research Organisation to develop the technology needed to launch satellites. SLV was intended to reach a height of 400 kilometres (250 mi) and carry a payload of 40 kg (88 lb).

40 kg
TO LEO
88 lbs
503
KILONEWTONS
113,079
POUNDS-FORCE
~675
HORSEPOWER
Height22 m (72 ft)
Diameter1 m (3.3 ft)
Launch Mass17 kg (37 lbs)
Stages4
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