Another success in the name of ISRO, the launch vehicle will automatically land on Earth from space, see VIDEO
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ISRO has achieved another success, autonomous landing of space vehicle.
The RLV was released in mid-air from a horizontal distance of 4.6 km.
The test was conducted at the Aeronautical Test Range in Chitradurga, Karnataka.
Bangalore. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) successfully tested on Sunday under the Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV), achieving a new height. The National Space Agency said that this test was done at the Aeronautical Test Range (ATR) in Chitradurga, Karnataka. It has been said in a statement that ‘with this, ISRO achieved success in the field of autonomous landing of the launch vehicle’.
ISRO further said, ‘With LEX, India has moved one step closer to its goal in the field of reusable launch.’ For the first time in the world, a ‘wing body’ will be taken to an altitude of 4.5 kilometers with the help of a helicopter and released for an autonomous landing on the runway. The RLV flew to a height of 4.5 kilometers (from the mean sea level) at 7.10 am Indian time through Chinook helicopter of the Indian Air Force.
RLV’s autonomous approach and landing pic.twitter.com/D4tDmk5VN5
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FIRST PUBLISHED : April 02, 2023, 14:12 IST
