New Delhi, 2 April (HS): The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) completed the Reusable Launch Vehicle Autonomous Landing Mission (RLV LEX) on Sunday. The test was carried out at the Aeronautical Test Range (ATR) in Chitradurga, Karnataka, according to the national space agency. The experiment was carried out in partnership with the Air Force and the Defence Space Research Organisation. ISRO celebrated the successful landing mission on Twitter, writing, “India accomplished it!”
“India has done it!” In the early hours of April 2, 2023, ISRO, assisted by @DRDO India and @IAF MCC, successfully completed the Reusable Launch Vehicle Autonomous Landing Mission (RLV LEX) at the Aeronautical Test Range (ATR), Chitradurga, Karnataka, the tweet stated. ISRO completed the Reusable Launch Vehicle Autonomous Landing Mission successfully (RLV LEX).
According to an ISRO news release, the RLV was launched at 7:10 a.m. by an Indian Air Force Chinook Helicopter as an “underslung cargo” and soared to a height of 4.5 kilometres (above MSL).
“After the preset pillbox conditions were reached, the RLV was fired in mid-air at a down range of 4.6 kilometres,” according to the press announcement. “Release conditions comprised ten characteristics like as location, velocity, altitude, and body rates, among others. RLV was released on its own. RLV then used the Integrated Navigation, Guidance, and Control system to undertake approach and landing manoeuvres before landing autonomously on the ATR air strip at 7:40 am IST. As a result, ISRO achieved the autonomous landing of a space spacecraft,” it said.
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