Launch Vehicles
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India's newest launch vehicle, a small, solid-fueled rocket designed to be assembled and launched within days rather than the weeks the PSLV requires, aimed at the fast-growing small-satellite market and built with a much smaller launch crew than India's earlier vehicles.
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Vehicle ClassLight-lift solid-fuel expendable launch vehicle 1 ManufacturerIndian Space Research Organisation 1 First Flight DateDate of its first flight, which suffered a data-fault anomaly that left its satellites in an unstable orbit; a fully successful flight followed in 2023. Cross-Tradition Connections
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