Status
Failure
Rohini 1A
Launch Time
Fri Aug 10, 1979 02:28 UTC
Fri Aug 10, 1979 02:28 UTC
The first launch attempt of an orbital-class vehicle designed and built by India. It failed to reach orbit due to a control valve malfunction in the second stage.
Rocket
Mission Details
Rohini 1A
Rohini 1A, also named RTP, was a 35 kg experimental spin-stabilized satellite designed with a power handling capability of 3W. The satellite contained instruments to monitor the flight performance of SLV-3.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 35.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
SLV LP, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Stats
1979
75th orbital launch attempt
Indian Space Research Organisation
1st mission
2nd mission of 1979
1st failed mission
SLV
1st mission
1st mission of 1979
1st failed mission