India to test flight reusable rocket soon


Posted on 5th Mar 2015 12:32 pm by mohit kumar

New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) India will conduct a test flight of a reusable launch vehicle by the second quarter of this year to reduce the cost of satellite launches, union minister Jitendra Singh said on Wednesday.

Replying to a question in the Lok Sabha, the minister of state for department of space said the rocket's 1.5-tonne technology demonstrator would be lofted to a height of 70 km using solid booster to attain five times the speed of sound.

"The reusable launch vehicle's technology demonstrator (RLV-TD) will descend by gliding and splashing down into the sea. The test flight will demonstrate the hypersonic aerodynamics characteristics, avionics system, thermal protection system, control system and mission management," Singh told the lawmakers.

The state-run Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has taken steps to develop the next generation launch vehicle GSLV MkIII for placing four-tonne class communication satellites into geo-synchronous transfer orbit and bring down the cost of satellite launches.

"Developing reusable rockets is a challenge, as it involves many cutting-edge technologies. The magnitude of cost reduction depends on the development and realisation of fully reusable launch vehicle and its degree of reusability," Singh added.

The space agency had conducted the maiden test flight of GSLV MkIII on December 18, 2014 with a crew module from its spaceport at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, about 90 km northeast of Chennai.

Five minutes after the launch, the heavy rocket ejected the 3.7-tonne crew module at a height of 126 km for its re-entry into the earth's atmosphere and descent in the Bay of Bengal near Andaman and Nicobar islands.

0 Like 0 Dislike
Previous news Next news
Other news

2G money laundering: Recording of statements of accused concluded

New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) A court here on Friday concluded recording of statement of accused i

Tamannaah Bhatia: After Virat, Tamannaah blames Instagram, and asks- how do pages get liked automatically?

Recently, cricketer Virat Kohli claimed that the post got liked automatically on Instagram. Now a

Axiom-4: 'Hello everyone, I am like a child...', Shubhnshu Shukla's first message from space

Indian Air Force pilot and astronaut, 39-year-old Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla flew on the Axi

What did Manmohan Singh say on Muslims 16 years ago, due to which there is a ruckus in Gujarat now

The Congress party is often targeted by the Bharatiya Janata Party in December 2006, that is, abo

CBSE New Rules: CBSE has issued a new rule; these students will not get mark sheets, and the school will be responsible

75 percent attendance is mandatory for board examinees in Central Board of Secondary Education (C

Top-5 factors for Team India's victory: Rahul returned to form, Virat's responsible innings; Arshdeep made a comeback in the match

Team India won a very important match against Bangladesh in the T20 World Cup on Wednesday. India

Now there will not be more than 50 passengers entry in a coach of Delhi Metro, DMRC will keep an eye with this technology

To find out that there are more than 50 passengers inside the coach, the Delhi Metro has found a

Delhi New CM: Who will become the new Chief Minister of Delhi, regional equation or will a new face be approved?

After waving the flag in the Delhi Assembly elections, now the exercise of selecting a new Chief

Prabhu opens Lumding-Silchar rail line in Assam

New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu on Friday inaugurated the landmark L

Ambani's party is not over yet, these stars including Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan once again reached Jamnagar.

The pre-wedding function of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant is still in discussion. This event,

Sign up to write
Sign up now if you have flare of writing..
Login   |   Register
Follow Us
Indyaspeak @ Facebook Indyaspeak @ Twitter Indyaspeak @ Pinterest RSS



Play Free Quiz and Win Cash