ISRO successfully conducts ‘Pushpak’ Reusable Landing Vehicle landing experiment
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ISRO successfully conducts RLV LEX 02 landing experiment, showcasing autonomous landing capability of reusable vehicle.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully conducted the Pushpak Reusable Landing Vehicle (RLV) LEX 02 landing experiment at the Aeronautical Test Range in Chitradurga on Friday, March 22, 2024.
The RLV LEX 02 landing experiment is the second of the series of experiments conducted by the space agency.
The test was conducted at 7.10 am on Friday, March 22, 2024.
“RLV-LEX-02 Experiment:ISRO nails it again! Pushpak (RLV-TD), the winged vehicle, landed autonomously with precision on the runway after being released from an off-nominal position,” ISRO posted on X (formerly Twitter).
ISRO said that after first the RLV-LEX-01 mission which was accomplished last year, the RLV-LEX-02 demonstrated the autonomous landing capability of RLV off-nominal initial conditions at the release from a Chinook helicopter. The RLV was made to undertake more difficult amnoeuvers with dispersions, correct both cross-range and down range and land on the runway in a fully autonomous mode.
“The winged vehicle, called Pushpak was lifted by an Indian Air Force Chinook Helicopter and was released from 4.5 km altitude. After release at a distance of 4 km from the runway, Pushpak autonomously approached the runway along with cross-range corrections. It landed precisely on the runway and came to a halt using its brake parachute landing gear brakes and nose wheel steering system,” ISRO said.
ISRO said that the mission successfully simulated the approach and high-speed landing conditions of RLV returning from space.
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