Sounding Rocket Program
Indigenously developed suborbital launch vehicle based upon the Sky Bow II surface-to-air missile. Six to seven launches as of 2010.
| Mission | Date | Payload | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| SR-I | December 15, 1998 | None | Successful first test flight. |
| SR-II | October 24, 2001 | Tri-Methyl Aluminum (TMA) | Second stage ignition failure, mission lost |
| SR-III | December 24, 2003 | Tri-Methyl Aluminum (TMA) | Mission successful |
| SR-IV | December 14, 2004 | Airglow photometer, GPS receiver | Mission successful |
| SR-V | January 15, 2006 | Ion probe | Mission successful |
| SR-VII | May 10, 2010 | Ion probe | Mission successful |
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