Chennai, Mar 13 : The Indian Space Research Organisation

(ISRO) late on Friday night launched a Sounding Rocket (RH-560)

to study attitudinal variations in the neutral winds and plasma

dynamics from the SDSC SHAR, Sriharikota.

In a tweet, ISRO said ‘Launch of sounding rocket (RH-560) to

study attitudinal variations in the neutral winds and plasma

dynamics carried out today at SDSC SHAR, Sriharikota”.

The sounding rockets are one or two-stage solid propellant

rockets which are used for scrutiny the upper atmospheric

regions and for space research.

They also serve as easily affordable platforms to test or prove

prototypes of new components or subsystems intended for use

in launch vehicles and satellites.

ISRO started launching indigenously made sounding rockets

from 1965 and experience gained was of immense value in

the mastering of solid propellant technology”, ISRO said. (UNI)