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07/09/22 21:19 PM IST

Isro successfully tests IAD technology to land missions on Mars, Venus

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  • ISRO has tested IAD successfully for decelerating an object and landing payloads on another planet.
  • The IAD is being developed for aerodynamically decelerating an object descending through the atmosphere.
  • The main objective of this mission was to demonstrate IAD technology for application in spent stage recovery and planetary entry.
About IAD 
  • The IAD is made out of Kevlar fabric, coated with Polychloroprene. Since it is made of fabric, IAD can be packed into a small volume of 15 liters, available in the nosecone of the RH300.
  • The mission was a test bed for nine new elements developed in the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre & LPSC, which includes the following:

    * Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator & Inflation system
    * Micro Video Imaging System
    * Software Defined Radio Telemetry-Dual Transmitter (SDRT-DTx)
    * Acoustics Processing Unit with mini-IMAS (Indigenous MEMS Acoustic Sensors)
    * New software for wind compensation for TERLS
    * Modified nosecone separation system
    * Modified FLSC separation system for RH300
    * Improved 1s delay detonator for spin rocket separation
    * Thermally conducting and electrically insulating potting compound ATCAP-75-7030

    Source- The Hindu 

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