Indian Sounding Rockets - Rohini Sounding Rockets

Rohini Sounding Rockets

The first sounding rocket was launched 1967 from Thumba , near Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala. . But even after many decades, there sounding rockets have great importance in different fiend of science and technology. These have been extensively used for carrying out metro-logical and scientific experiments by many of the scientists from India and abroad.  These sounding rockets were launched manly form Thumba. But Some of the large rockets like RH-560 were launched from SHAR for specific experiments. These programmes lead to the establishment of a strong base in the rocket technology for the development launch vehicles.

At present there are four different variants of rohini sounding rockets were utilized for various applications. They are RH-200, RH-300, RH-300 Mk II, RH-560 Mk II

Details of various sounding rockets of india are given below

First rocket made by India -Rohini-75

Rohini-75

Along with the activity of launching of foreign sounding rockets ,   lot of research and developments were carried out to realize an indigenous rocket. Finally the first rocket made by India was launched from  Thumba in 20 - November 1967. It was named Rohini -75 .  It was the real beginning of Indian space journey. 

The First rocket made by India and launched from Thumba in 20-Nov-1967

Then  during 1968-75 time frame indigenous development of various sounding rockets of sizes varying from 75mm to 560mm dia. These rockets were capable of carrying  up to 100Kg  up to an altitude of 550Km.