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Space Science  A rocket is a vehicle. A satellite is an object orbiting about a planet. Rockets are often used to put artificial satellites into orbit. What are the Types of Launch Vehicles?  For Lower Earth Orbit  For Higher Earth Orbit What are the Launch vehicles used by ISRO?  Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV): The first rocket developed by ISRO was simply called SLV, or Satellite Launch Vehicle.  Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle (ASLV)  Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)  Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV)  Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV)  Reusable Rockets/ Future Rockets Purpose of satellite launched by India:  Communications  Earth Science  Technology Applications  Military purpose  Agriculture  Weather Forecasting Launching stations in India:  Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre-Thiruvananthapuram (Thumba), Kerala,  Satish Dhawan Space Centre-Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh,  Dr Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha. ISRO 100th Rockets Launch : With the fir...