ISRO created history with the third consecutive landing of ‘Pushpak’, know the features of RLV LEX

Know how Pushpak landed amidst strong winds

Regarding the successful landing of ‘Pushpak’, ISRO said that earlier our RLV LEX-01, RLV LEX-02 missions were also successful. This time the challenges were more, the wind was strong and ‘Pushpak’ was released from a height of 4.5 km, 4.5 km away from the runway. ‘Pushpak’ very skillfully made its own way in the air and landed on the runway.

This success is also special because the speed of ‘Pushpak’ was much more than any ordinary airplane or fighter plane. After landing at a speed of 320 kilometers per hour, its speed was brought down to 100 kilometers per hour with the help of a brake parachute. After this, the brakes of its wheels worked and it stopped completely. While moving on the ground, ‘Pushpak’ maintained its balance on its own and kept moving straight on the runway.

What will be the benefit of this mission

ISRO said that this mission shows how spacecraft returning from space will land in future. ISRO chief S Somanath congratulated the team on this success. VSSC director Dr S Unnikrishnan Nair said that this continued success increases ISRO’s confidence in the critical technologies required for future orbital re-entry missions.

In this mission, several ISRO centres such as SAC, ISTRAC, SDSC-SHAR worked together. Apart from this, Indian Air Force (IAF), Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment (ADRDE), Regional Centre for Military Airworthiness (RCMA) under Centre for Military Airworthiness and Certification (CEMILAC), National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL), Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, Indian Aerospace Industrial Partners, Indian Oil Corporation of India and Airport Authority of India also contributed.

You will also salute this mission after knowing its specialty

This mission is also important because the ‘Pushpak’ and its instruments used in it were the same as those used in the LEX-02 mission. That is, ISRO is saving money by using the same thing again and again. In this mission, ISRO used many types of sensors such as inertial sensors, radar altimeter, flush air data system, pseudolight system and NavIC. ISRO says that this mission will help in making reusable rockets in the future.