New Delhi: ISRO is ready for the second stage loading test of India’s reusable launch vehicle. The test will be tomorrow at 7 am. The second landing test will be at the aeronautical test range in Chitradurga, Karnataka. The RLV probe is now named Pushpak.
The first RLV landing test took place on April 2 last year. ISRO is all set for a second test after 11 months.
RLV is completely indigenously designed. All elements of design, development, mission, structure and avionics are done at VSSC. All the other organizations under ISRO carried out major responsibilities. All components are manufactured in facilities in India. India has designed a winged rocket system modeled after an airplane. Booster rockets can be used to launch a rocket from the launch pad and bring the satellite to its correct position in space before returning it safely to Earth. The vehicle can be used for relaunch.
India does not have a vehicle that can take satellites into space and bring them back down. The advent of reusable launch vehicles will significantly reduce the cost of satellite launches. Currently, the cost of the launch vehicle is Rs 160 crore. After launch, they either fall into the sea or burn up in the atmosphere. But with the advent of RLV-TD, fuel consumption alone is enough to look at the vehicle as it can be reused. Another advantage is that more satellites can be launched. The weight of the vehicle is one and a half ton. The vehicle will come back after reaching a height of 70 km during the test phase.
