Space · launch vehicle
ASLV
ISRO
RETIRED
At a glance
Launches
4
Success rate
50%
2 ok · 2 failed
Payload to LEO
150 kg
Payload to GTO
—
Manufacturer
Indian Space Research OrganizationStatus
RetiredFirst flight
24 Mar 1987Reusable
NoHeight
23.5 mDiameter
1 mLaunch mass
41 tLiftoff thrust
910 kNStages
5Launch cost
—Booster landings
—About
The Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle or Advanced Satellite Launch Vehicle, also known as ASLV, was a Small-lift launch vehicle five-stage solid-fuel rocket developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to place 150 kg satellites into LEO. ISRO did not have sufficient funds for both the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle programme and the ASLV programme at the same time and the ASLV programme was terminated after the initial developmental flights.
Source The Space Devs — Launch Library 2
Last checked 29 Sept 2026