ISRO's rocket development followed a progression in payload capacity: - SLV-3 (first successful launch 1980): Designed to carry payloads up to ~40 kg to Low Earth Orbit (LEO). - ASLV (first successful launch 1992): An augmentation of SLV-3, designed to carry payloads up to ~150 kg to LEO. - PSLV (first successful launch 1994): Capable of carrying payloads up to ~1750 kg to Sun-Synchronous Polar Orbit (SSPO) and much higher to LEO. The XL version has enhanced capability. - GSLV (first successful launch 2001): Designed primarily to launch satellites into Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) with payload capacity of ~2500 kg (GSLV Mk II) and up to ~4000 kg (GSLV Mk III) to GTO, and even higher to LEO.
Arrange in the sequence, the ISRO rockets in order of their payload (low to high) : I. Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV-3) II. Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) III. Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV- XL) IV. Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle (ASLV) Choose the correct answer :
Asked in TSPSC Group 1 Prelims 2024 · Topic: Introduction to Space Science and Technology (Fundamental Principles of Rocketry and Space Propulsion)
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Answer: A. I, IV, III, II
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