SSLV | AayulSAT-1A & others

Technology

Time to liftoff

Targeting October 2026

Target Window

October 2026

Exact time to be confirmed

Net Precision

Month

— Mission

AayulSAT-1A & others

Low Earth Orbit· LEO

Ride-share launch of multiple satellites, including the in-orbit refueling demonstration satellite AayulSAT-1A from OrbitAID Aerospace. Other payload's identities TBD.

— Rocket

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.

Length: 34 m
Diameter: 2 m
Launch Mass: 120 t
LEO Capacity: 500 kg
Maiden Flight: 2022

Launches

Success

— Launch Pad

Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad

Satish Dhawan Space Centre

India has two launch pads at the site. The First Launch Pad, operational since 1993, is used for Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, Small Satellite Launch Vehicle and formerly used by Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle.

Latitude

13.7330°

Longitude

80.2350°

Pad Launches

Timezone

Asia/Kolkata

Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad

Satish Dhawan Space Centre

13.733°, 80.235°

— Launch Provider

Government

Indian Space Research Organization

Est. 1969 · Chairman: V. Narayanan

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is the space agency of the Government of India headquartered in the city of Bangalore. Its vision is to "harness space technology for national development while pursuing space science research and planetary exploration."

100

Total

Success

Pending