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Posted 22 Mar 2024

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  • RLV LEX 02 is the second of the series of experiments conducted by the ISRO under the Reusable Launch Vehicle Technology Demonstration (RLV-TD) Programme.
    • RLV LEX 02 re-validated the indigenously developed technologies for performing high speed autonomous landing of a space returning vehicle.
    • In it, the winged body and all flight systems used in RLV-LEX-01 were reused. 
      • In 2023, RLV-LEX-01 mission was successfully conducted.

 

  • RLV-TD Programme aims at developing essential technologies for a fully RLV to enable low-cost access to space
    • RLV is essentially a space plane with a low lift to drag ratio and can travel to low earth orbits to deliver payloads and return to earth for use again.
    • This vehicle will be scaled up to become the first stage of India’s reusable two-stage orbital (TSTO) launch vehicle.
    • NASA is using RLV for long time and private space agencies such as Space X demonstrating partially reusable launch systems. 

 

  • Advantages: RLV is considered a low-cost, reliable, and on-demand mode of accessing space.

 

  • Challenges Selection of materials like special alloys, composites, and insulation materials and the crafting of its parts is very complex and demands highly skilled manpower. 
  • Tags :
  • RLV LEX 02
  • reusable launch system
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