News: On September 10, 2025, ISRO, NSIL, IN-SPACe, and HAL signed India’s 100th technology transfer agreement to enable HAL to independently produce Small Satellite Launch Vehicles (SSLVs).
About ISRO Signed 100th Technology Transfer with HAL for SSLV Production
- The agreement, facilitated by IN-SPACe, formalizes SSLV technology transfer from ISRO to HAL over 24 months, with training and technical support throughout the period.
- ISRO will guide HAL on preparedness-to-flight, covering commercial processes and technology integration, culminating in two missions under the agreement.
- The initiative advances space-sector reforms, strengthens India’s industrial ecosystem, and supports commercial launch capabilities for the global small-satellite market.
Objectives
- Enable HAL to independently produce SSLVs through complete technology transfer within 24 months.
- Build capability through training, workforce preparation, and ISRO’s technical guidance up to flight readiness.
- Commercialise SSLV to meet domestic and international demand and capture the growing global small-satellite market.
- Strengthen India’s space technology and commercial launch capacity while fostering a self-reliant, cost-competitive ecosystem.
About SSLV
- Engines and Propulsion: SSLV is a three-stage, all-solid launch vehicle and a liquid-based Velocity Trimming Module (VTM) as the terminal stage..
- Payload Capacity: Carry up to 500 kg payloads into Low Earth Orbit.
- Developed by: SSLV was developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
- Launch operations can be conducted from Sriharikota for inclined orbits and from the upcoming Kulasekarapattinam site for polar orbits.
