NEWS

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is hoping to have all three development flights planned for its ‘baby rocket’ — the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) — in 2022 itself

SMALL SATELLITE LAUNCH VEHICLE (SSLV)

• Indigenously developed mini-rocket-launcher
• Specially designed to carry smaller commercial satellites into the low-earth orbit (LEO) from 200-2,000 km above the Earth’s surface
• Payload capacity of upto 500 kg
• Designed to bolster the agency’s partnership with the private sector for the launch of commercial satellites.
• Smallest vehicle at ISRO (110-ton mass)
• Takes only 72 hours to integrate
• Only six people will be required to do the job
• Best suited for launching multiple microsatellites at a time and supports multiple orbital drop-offs