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Chopper Drops ISRO's 'Pushpak' From 15,000 Feet Altitude

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The Indian Air Force (IAF) collaborated with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in the Pushpak Reusable Landing Vehicle (RLV) LEX 02 landing experiment. The shuttle was dropped from 4.5 km above the earth to a runway in Karnataka's Chitradurga.

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NDTV

Chopper Drops ISRO's 'Pushpak' From 15,000 Feet Altitude

The Indian Air Force and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) joined hands today to successfully test Pushpak, an SUV-sized winged rocket dubbed the "swadeshi space shuttle". As part of the test, the shuttle was dropped from an Air Force helicopter today on to a runway in Karnataka, marking a major milestone in India's attempt to enter the reusable rocket segment. The IAF released a stunning video showing a view from inside the helicopter a…

1 month ago·New Delhi, India

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The Economic Times

IAF chopper drops ISRO's 'Pushpak' Vimaan from 4.5 km altitude

ISRO said that after the RLV-LEX-01 mission, which was accomplished last year, the RLV-LEX-02 demonstrated the autonomous landing capability of RLV off-nominal initial conditions at the release from a Chinook helicopter. The RLV was made to undertake more difficult manoeuvres with dispersions, correct both cross-range and down range and land on the runway in a fully autonomous mode.

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