OTD In Space – July 18: India Launches Its 1st Indigenous Satellite
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.
00:36♪♪♪