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16/03/22 07:22 AM IST

Small Satellite Launch Vehicle

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  • ISRO successfully completed the ground test of the solid-fuel based booster stage (SS1) of its new Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV), completing the ground testing of all three stages of the launch vehicle.
  • The new launch vehicle is now ready for its first development flight, which is scheduled for May this year.
About SSLV

  • The SSLV was designed to be smaller, cheaper, and quickly assembled for commercial launches on demand.
  • The SSLV is likely to cost R 30 crore as compared to R 120 crore for each Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), which is India’s workhorse.
  • It can be assembled by a team of six within seven days in comparison to a team of 600 that takes a couple of months to assemble a PSLV.
  • The launch vehicle will carry smaller payloads of about 500 kg in comparison to 1,750 kg carried by PSLV.
Need of SSLV 

  • Launch of small satellites into low earth orbits has become significant in recent years on account of the need for developing countries, private corporations, and universities for small satellites.
  • About 15 to 20 SSLVs would be required every year to meet the national demand alone.
Source- Indian express 

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