• ISRO's Smallest Rocket Lifts Satellite Made By 750 Schoolgirls into Space

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    ISRO's Smallest Rocket Lifts Satellite Made By 750 Schoolgirls into Space




     Digital Desk: This morning, the Indian
    Space Research Organization (ISRO) launched its smallest rocket from the
    Sriharikota spaceport, carrying a student satellite and an earth observation
    satellite.




     The Small Satellite
    Launch Vehicle (SSLV), which is used to place satellites in low orbits around
    the planet, was launched by ISRO for the first time on this occasion.


    A satellite made by
    750 schoolgirls is being launched on a small satellite launch vehicle (SSLV) in
    celebration of the country's 75th birthday.



     



    The SSLV has a vehicle diameter of two metres as opposed to
    the PSLV's 2.8 metres, and is 34 metres tall, or roughly 10 metres shorter.



     While PSLV has a lift-off mass of 320 tonnes and can
    transport payloads up to 1,800 kg, SSLV has a lift-off mass of 120 tonnes.



     In 1980, the nation's first satellite launch vehicle, the
    -3, was launched with a payload capacity of up to 40 kg.posed to
    the PSLV's 2.8 metres, and is 34 metres tall, or roughly 10 metres shorter.



     While PSLV has a lift-off mass of 320 tonnes and can
    transport payloads up to 1,800 kg, SSLV has a lift-off mass of 120 tonnes.



     In 1980, the nation's first satellite launch vehicle, the
    -3, was launched with a payload capacity of up to 40 kg.