ASLV
Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle
Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle
5-stage launch vehicle
Payload capacity :
150 kg to LEO
Mass of launch vehicle : 41000 kg
Height of launch vehicle: 23.5m
Max Diameter of launch vehicle: 1m
First launch on: 24 March 1987
Total launches: 4 (1 successes, 2 failures and 1 partial failure)
First stage/Side Boosters :
- 2 Solid Rocket Motor
- Propellant - PBAN (Polybutadiene Acrylonitrile)
- Thrust - 502.6kN each
- Specific Impulse (Isp) - 253 sec
- Burn time - 49 sec
Second stage/Core :
- Solid Rocket Motor
- Propellant - PBAN (Polybutadiene Acrylonitrile)
- Thrust - 702.6kN
- Specific Impulse (Isp) - 259 sec
- Burn time - 45 sec
Third stage :
- Solid Rocket Motor
- Propellants - PBAN (Polybutadiene Acrylonitrile)
- Thrust - 304kN
- Specific Impulse (Isp) - 276 sec
- Burn time - 36 sec
- Propellant mass: 42000 kg
Fourth stage:
- Solid Rocket Motor
- Propellant - HEF20
- Thrust - 90.7kN
- Specific Impulse (Isp) - 277 sec
- Burn time - 45 sec
Fifth stage:
- Solid Rocket Motor
- Propellants - HEF20
- Thrust - 35kN
- Specific Impulse (Isp) - 281 sec
- Burn time - 33 sec
Work in progress