<p>RH200, the versatile sounding rocket of ISRO, has registered its 200th consecutive successful launch from the shores of Thumba, Thiruvananthapuram.</p>.<p>The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday termed it a "historic moment". It was witnessed by former President Ram Nath Kovind and ISRO chairman S Somanath, among others.</p>.<p>The successful flight of RH200 took off from the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS).</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/second-edit/a-new-era-of-india-s-space-enterprise-1164838.html" target="_blank">A new era of India’s space enterprise</a></strong></p>.<p>"Indian sounding rockets are used as privileged tools for the scientific community for carrying out experiments on meteorology, astronomy and similar branches of space physics," an ISRO statement said.</p>.<p>Campaigns such as Equatorial ElectroJet (EEJ), Leonid Meteor Shower (LMS), Indian Middle Atmosphere Programme (IMAP), Monsoon Experiment (MONEX), Middle Atmosphere Dynamics (MIDAS), and Sooryagrahan-2010 have been conducted using the sounding rocket platform for scientific exploration of the Earth's atmosphere, it said.</p>.<p>The Rohini Sounding Rocket (RSR) series have been the forerunners for ISRO's heavier and more complex launch vehicles, with a continued usage even today for atmospheric and meteorological studies, the national space agency headquartered here said.</p>.<p>"The 200th consecutive successful flight stands testimony to the commitment of Indian rocket scientists towards unmatched reliability demonstrated over the years," it said.</p>
<p>RH200, the versatile sounding rocket of ISRO, has registered its 200th consecutive successful launch from the shores of Thumba, Thiruvananthapuram.</p>.<p>The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday termed it a "historic moment". It was witnessed by former President Ram Nath Kovind and ISRO chairman S Somanath, among others.</p>.<p>The successful flight of RH200 took off from the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS).</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/second-edit/a-new-era-of-india-s-space-enterprise-1164838.html" target="_blank">A new era of India’s space enterprise</a></strong></p>.<p>"Indian sounding rockets are used as privileged tools for the scientific community for carrying out experiments on meteorology, astronomy and similar branches of space physics," an ISRO statement said.</p>.<p>Campaigns such as Equatorial ElectroJet (EEJ), Leonid Meteor Shower (LMS), Indian Middle Atmosphere Programme (IMAP), Monsoon Experiment (MONEX), Middle Atmosphere Dynamics (MIDAS), and Sooryagrahan-2010 have been conducted using the sounding rocket platform for scientific exploration of the Earth's atmosphere, it said.</p>.<p>The Rohini Sounding Rocket (RSR) series have been the forerunners for ISRO's heavier and more complex launch vehicles, with a continued usage even today for atmospheric and meteorological studies, the national space agency headquartered here said.</p>.<p>"The 200th consecutive successful flight stands testimony to the commitment of Indian rocket scientists towards unmatched reliability demonstrated over the years," it said.</p>