Indian Space Research OrganizationASLVSLV-3 Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
SROSS-A
Launched
March 24, 1987
Image: ISRO
Summary
SROSS-A launched on an Indian Space Research Organization ASLV from SLV-3 Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India on March 24, 1987. The mission failed. It was Indian Space Research Organization's 5th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 3,169th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st ASLV flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- ASLV · Indian Space Research Organization
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st ASLV flightIndian Space Research Organization's 5th launch1st this yearhumanity's 3,169th orbital launch attempt30th orbital launch attempt this year
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About this launch
Indian satellite used to test the ASLV booster
Pad
SLV-3 Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
5th launch from SLV-3 Launch Pad, 1st this year · 5th from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
8 launches from this pad · 105 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
about 4 years after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did SROSS-A launch?
SROSS-A launched on March 24, 1987. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch SROSS-A?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched SROSS-A?
ASLV, flown by Indian Space Research Organization. ASLV spec sheet
Where did SROSS-A launch from?
SLV-3 Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India.
What orbit was SROSS-A going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a test flight mission.