What is a Small Satellite Launch Vehicle(SSLV)?<\/b><\/h5>\n
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It is an all-solid three-stage vehicle with the capability to launch up to 500 kg satellite mass into 500 km Low Earth Orbit(LEO).<\/span><\/p>\n Why was the SSLV developed?<\/b><\/p>\n The SSLV\u00a0 has been developed to cater to a market for the launch of small satellites into low earth orbits.<\/span><\/p>\n The demand for small satellites has emerged in recent years on account of the need for developing countries, private corporations, and universities for small satellites.<\/span><\/p>\n Until now, the launch of small satellites is dependent on \u2018piggy-back\u2019 rides with big satellite launches on ISRO’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, which has had over 50 successful launches so far.<\/span><\/p>\n The SSLV would help in a)<\/strong> Reduced Turn-around Time b)<\/strong> Launch on Demand c)<\/strong> Cost Optimization for Realization and Operation d)<\/strong> Flexibility in accommodating Multiple Satellites and e)<\/strong> Minimum launch infrastructure requirements.<\/span><\/p>\n The development and manufacture of the SSLV are expected to create greater synergy between the space sector and private Indian industries \u2013 a key aim of the space ministry.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Source<\/b>: This post is based on the article \u2018<\/b>Explained: ISRO\u2019s SSLV, a small satellite launcher with big prospects ahead<\/b>\u2019 <\/b>published in Indian Express <\/b>on 27th January 2022.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" What is the News? ISRO Chairman has said that the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle(SSLV) named \u201cSLV-D1 Micro SAT\u201d will be launched in April 2022. What is a Small Satellite Launch Vehicle(SSLV)? It is an all-solid three-stage vehicle with the capability to launch up to 500 kg satellite mass into 500 km Low Earth Orbit(LEO). Why… Continue reading Explained: ISRO\u2019s SSLV, a small satellite launcher with big prospects ahead<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10317,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,1738,9],"tags":[10500],"class_list":["post-164700","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-science-and-technology-daily-factly-articles","category-public","tag-indian-express","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":0,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1704922543},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164700","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=164700"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164700\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=164700"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=164700"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=164700"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}What are the advantages of SSLV?\u00a0<\/b><\/h5>\n
What is the significance of SSLV Satellites?<\/b><\/h5>\n