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 ISRO “Reusable Launch Vehicle” test in karnataka chitradurga.

It is a very proud moment for India because on April 2,2023, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully conducted the first test flight of its  “Reusable Launch Vehicle-Technology” Demonstrator (RLV-TD) in Karnataka's Chitradurga district.

This demonstrator was  done in early morning at 7:10am with a chinook helicopter of the Indian Air Force to carry the RLV to an altitude of 4.5 km and released for relanding of RLV.

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What is RLV?

RLV stands for “Reusable Launch Vehicle”. It is the part of a reusable rocket in which a satellite is placed and launched into space. After that it re-lands on earth and we can use this in other launches also. It looks like a space shuttle in shape and its high velocity is about 330-350 kmph. And it is also enhanced by many technologies.

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Advantages of this mission  

This mission makes India more advanced in space technology and also makes him independent from other countries who already have this technology.   

This reusable technology reduces the cost of launching the satellites and other technologies in space.  And that saving cost ISRO can use in their other projects.

After Space-X  , ISRO becomes the second who successfully conducts this mission and gives him a great competition in this field because according to ISRO the cost of launching the technologies in space is reduced by about 80%.

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Supporting partners in mission

This mission was conducted by ISRO with the help of DRDO Defence Research and Development Organisation and Indian Air Force of India .

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Where will RLV demonstrate?

The test was conducted at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, where a scale model of the RLV-TD (Technology Demonstrator) was launched and tested for an aerodynamic re-entry into the atmosphere. The test aimed to validate the performance of the RLV-TD as a reusable launch vehicle and the capability of its atmospheric flight.

Thank you.

By:- Vidit Kumar Singh.