ISRO's RLV TD(ISRO's space shuttle)

[Da Boss]

ISRO launched it's Shuttle prototype in May 2016.It is called Reusable Launch Vehicle-Technology Demonstrator.

It's development is divided into 5 test flights

1. Hypersonic Flight Experiment(Scale prototype)(HEX)-Conducted on 23 May 2016
2. Landing Experiment(LEX)
3. Return Flight Experiment(REX)
4. Scramjet Propulsion Experiment(SPEX)-Conducted on 28 August 2016
5. Reusable Technology Vehicle-Technology Demonstration Hypersonic Experiment(Full scale prototype)(HEX1)

Out of these 5,Two of the tests were conducted.One was HEX and other was SPEX.I will be Covering SPEX at the end of the this topic.

Hypersonic Flight Experiment(HEX)-23^th May 2016

RLV-TD in VAB

Launch

Solid booster flight

Gravity Turn

RLV-booster separation

Flight Path(Apoapsis:69,700m)

Re-entry

Atmospheric Flight

Landing at Target(Visualised)

Splashdown(Not to be recovered)

 

 

Scramjet Propulsion Exepriment will be posted soon!!!!!