Orbital launch vehicle
SSLV
Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (or SSLV) is a launch vehicle being developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) with payload capacity of 500 kg to Low Earth orbit or 300 kg to Sun synchronous orbit for launching small satellites, with the capability to support multiple orbital drop-offs.
Flights flown33 scheduled
Success rate66.7%2/3
Payload to LEO500kg
Maiden flight2022-08-07
Peak year20221 flight
SSLV is built by Indian Space Research Organization of India. Company background, funding, contracts and news for this operator are tracked on Space Index. It first flew on 7 August 2022.
Flight record
66.7% success rate2 of 3 flown · 1 failed
2022peak 2022 · 1 flight2026
First flight2022-08-07
Latest flight2024-08-16
Failures1
Consecutive successes2
Fastest turnaround187d
Payload
| Low Earth orbit | 500kg |
|---|---|
| Sun-synchronous orbit | 300kg |
Vehicle
| Stages | 4 |
|---|---|
| Length | 34m |
| Diameter | 2m |
| Launch mass | 120t |
| Maiden flight | 2022-08-07 |
| Reusable | No |
Pads used
Orbits delivered
Low Earth Orbit6
Launch history
| Date | Mission | Pad | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-16 | SSLV | EOS-08/Microsat-2C | Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2023-02-10 | SSLV | EOS-7 & rideshare (Demo 2) | Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2022-08-07 | SSLV | EOS-02 (Microsat-2A) (Demo 1) | Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad | Low Earth Orbit | Failure |
| TBD | SSLV | AayulSAT-1A & others | Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad | Low Earth Orbit | Scheduled |
| TBD | SSLV | SBS-3 | Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad | Low Earth Orbit | Scheduled |
| TBD | SSLV | Space MAITRI | Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad | Low Earth Orbit | Scheduled |
Specifications from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs, launch records from Space Index. Derived figures are computed here; see sources and method.
Further reading: Wikipedia