ISRO's Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) Programme.pptx

Above presentation describes ISRO's reusable launch vehicle tested in the year 2024.

1. ISRO's Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) Programme Final Landing Experiment (RLV-LEX)

2. Overview  Objective: Advance the RLV programme by performing the third and final landing experiment (LEX).  Prototype: Unmanned winged vehicle named Pushpak .  Location: Aeronautical Test Range, Chitradurga , Karnataka.  Timeline: Cleared for the first half of June, contingent on weather conditions.

3. Mission Details Mission Readiness Review (MRR): Cleared the mission on a Friday prior to the scheduled tests.  Experiment Parameters: o Previous Mission (LEX-02):  Altitude: 4.5 km.  Lateral distance from runway: 150 meters. o Current Mission (LEX-03):  Altitude: 4.5 km.  Lateral distance from runway: 500 meters.  Carrier: Indian Air Force Chinook helicopter.  Autonomous landing with cross-range, downrange, and altitude corrections.  Focus on reducing sink rate to minimize impact load.  Equipped with a real-time kinematics (RTK) package.  Additional challenge: Handling tailwind conditions.