The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has launched a sounding rocket to study attitudinal variations in the neutral winds and plasma dynamics. The sounding rocket (RH-560) has been launched on Friday at Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), Sriharikota Range (SHAR).

The organization took to Twitter, wherein it 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."

According to the Bengaluru-headquartered space agency, the organization developed a series of sounding rockets called Rohini series, significant among them being RH-200, RH-300 and RH-560, number in the name indicating the diameter of the rocket.

ISRO also said, " 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."

The organization further stated that the sounding rockets are one or two-stage solid propellant rockets used for probing the upper atmospheric regions and for space research.

In addition, 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.

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