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SROSS-B

ASLV launch from Sriharikota (India) on July 13, 1988, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a failure.

July 13, 1988 · 09:18 UTCLaunch 1988-F03Launch no. 3,311 in the log
RocketASLV
SpaceportSriharikotapad SLV
OutcomeFailurestage 1 guidance or control failure
Launch agencyISROIndia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
July 13, 1988, 09:18
Launch designation
1988-F03
Mission
SROSS-B
Flight name
SROSS B
Vehicle flight ID
ASLV-D2

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
-6,000 km
Initial apogee
20 km
Inclination
46.0°
Payload mass to orbit
0.150 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OF · S1G

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
SROSS-B1988-F03Indian Space Research Organization———

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.