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    ISRO's Reusable Launch Vehicles

    It's possibly not a top priority project at this time, though some major breakthroughs have taken place in materials, navigation, control, deceleration et al. For now, it would be really nice to see more SSLV launches! The SSLV was touted as something that was going to be launched very...
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    ISRO's Reusable Launch Vehicles

    Being able to reuse the vehicle for several missions, thereby saving on costs. It is still many years away, before regular launches commence. The vehicle is in the testing phase presently.
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    ISRO's Reusable Launch Vehicles

    Could someone give the dimensions of this particular RLV( Pushpak). Weight, wingspan, length, height.
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    ISRO's Reusable Launch Vehicles

    It looks like that minor anomaly of wobbling as the vehicle was coming to a stop, has been eliminated in this flight!
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    ISRO's Reusable Launch Vehicles

    So possibly 3 launches this month, Pushpak, Agnikul suborbital and SSLV.
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    ISRO's Reusable Launch Vehicles

    They tested a mini version, in April this year, of the vehicle that was flown in May 2016( which was itself a scaled down, 1:3 or 1:5, model of the final intended RLV/shuttle) . So maybe the next test will return to the 2016 version? I'm sure I heard the word ' December' mentioned :-) A...
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    ISRO's Reusable Launch Vehicles

    Looking at the schematic, I do see that the RLV has thrusters and batteries. And the speed attained would be way too slow for a missile.
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    ISRO's Reusable Launch Vehicles

    Backing up a few months:), a lay person can understand the concept of gravity, but how would the unpowered RLV safely and accurately reach the runway/ landing site, solely by guidance and navigation? The same lay person would think, that such unfuelled, unpowered flights, would then have...
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    ISRO's Reusable Launch Vehicles

    What is the fuel used in the RLV-TD, kerosene?
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