According to ISRO, the cost of SSLV rocket is around Rs 56 crore. This rocket is 34 meters long, while its load capacity is about 120 tonnes.
ISRO New Rocket Launch: “Shah-e-sawar only falls in the field of battle, what if those tifls fall that walk on their knees.” For those who learn from their failures and move forward, no opportunity is final. These lines are relevant even today because the launch of India’s Small Satellite Launch Rocket had failed in August last year and today after about 6 months SSLV (SSLV-D2) has taken its high flight. This date is historical for India.
ISRO (ISRO) i.e. Indian Space Research Organization launched the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV-D2) from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh at 9.18 am on Friday. This rocket was launched to install small satellites in space. The first edition of SSLV had failed and this is its second edition.
Rs 56 crore rocket
According to ISRO, the cost of SSLV rocket is around Rs 56 crore. This rocket is 34 meters long, while its load capacity is about 120 tonnes. According to ISRO, this rocket has left with three satellites- ISRO’s Earth Observation Satellite (EOS-07), Janus-1 of ANTARIS of America. EOS weighs 156.3 kg, Janus-1 weighs 10.2 kg and AzaadiSat-2 weighs 8.7 kg. All in all, the total weight of SSLV-D2 is 175.2 kg.
Will the rocket go into space?
This rocket will take all three satellites to a circular orbit of 450 km. ISRO has told that this rocket will install three satellites – ISRO’s Earth Observation Satellite (EOS-07), Janus-1 of ANTARIS of America and AzaadiSat-2 of Chennai’s Space Kidz India at 450 km in the circular orbit of the Earth. It provides the facility of satellite launch at an affordable cost on the basis of rocket on demand.
Why did the mission fail last time?
SSLV-D1, the first flight of SSLV, failed in August last year. After ascertaining the reasons for this failure, ISRO had told that the launching was affected due to vibration during the separation of the second stage. The rocket’s software was able to eject the satellites, but the ejection took place in the wrong orbit. Due to less than the speed needed for the satellites to be in a stable orbit, the satellites went in the wrong direction.
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