On July 18, 1980, India launched its first satellite into orbit. This made India the seventh nation to launch an indigenously built satellite.
The Rohini RS-1 satellite lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Center at 8 a.m. local time. It was a small, experimental satellite weighing only about 77 lbs. (35 kilograms), and its primary purpose was to test out their new Satellite Launch Vehicle, or SLV-3 rocket. This was a monumental mission for the Indian Space Research Organization, not just because they launched their own satellite, but also because they successfully launched the SLV-3 for the very first time.
The Rohini RS-1 satellite lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Center at 8 a.m. local time. It was a small, experimental satellite weighing only about 77 lbs. (35 kilograms), and its primary purpose was to test out their new Satellite Launch Vehicle, or SLV-3 rocket. This was a monumental mission for the Indian Space Research Organization, not just because they launched their own satellite, but also because they successfully launched the SLV-3 for the very first time.
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00:00On this day in space.
00:03In 1980, India launched its first satellite into orbit.
00:07This made India the seventh nation to launch an indigenously built satellite.
00:11The Rohini RS-1 satellite lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Center at 8 a.m. local time.
00:16It was a small experimental satellite weighing only 77 pounds,
00:20and its primary purpose was to test out the SLV-3 rocket.
00:23This was a monumental mission for the Indian Space Research Organization,
00:27not just because they launched their own satellite,
00:29but also because they successfully launched their SLV-3 rocket for the very first time.
00:33And that's what happened on this day in space.
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