According to ISRO, the landing experiment took place near Challakere, Karnataka, at around seven in the morning.
The Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) known as “Pushpak” of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) will successfully land on Friday from the Aeronautical Test Range (ATR) in Challakere, Karnataka.
The rocket was launched at around 7 am from the Chalakere Runway.
This was the RLV’s third landing mission, named for the fabled spacecraft mentioned in the Ramayana. The space agency had completed prior flights in 2016 and April of the previous year with success.
An Indian Air Force helicopter lifted the launch vehicle to a height of approximately 4.5 kilometers, and upon reaching the predefined pillbox boundaries, it was released.
The mission is a component of ISRO’s endeavors to “develop essential technologies for a fully reusable launch vehicle to enable low-cost access to space,” as stated by the space agency.
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ISRO Chairperson S Somanath stated, “The Pushpak launch vehicle is India’s bold attempt to make access to space most affordable,” as reported by NDTV. The most costly component, the upper stage, which contains all the pricey electronics, is made reusable by returning it safely to Earth. This is India’s futuristic Reusable Launch Vehicle. Eventually, it might even be able to retrieve satellites from orbit for repair or refuel them while they were in orbit. Pushpak is one step towards India’s goal of reducing space junk.”
According to India Today, the Pushpak RLV is intended to be a fully reusable, all-rocket single-stage-to-orbit (SSTO) vehicle. Major components including the modified DC-XA flight demonstrator, the X-33 advanced technology demonstrator, and the X-34 testbed technology demonstrator are also included.
“Pushpak” has two delta wings, two vertical tails, a nose cap, and a fuselage (body), according to ISRO. Additionally, it has Elevons and Rudder, two symmetrically positioned active control surfaces.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was informed by Somnath about the RLV mission, which is estimated to have cost ₹100, in February when he was visiting the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre in Trivandrum.
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