US EditionISRO Achieves Milestone with Enhanced SSLV Third Stage Test
ISRO’s static firing test validated design upgrades to the SSLV third stage, boosting payload capacity by 90 kg and enabling rapid launch readiness.
- On Tuesday, the Indian Space Research Organisation conducted a static test of an enhanced third-stage solid motor for the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle at SDSC's Solid Motor Static Test Facility, validating the upgrade for flight induction.
- Designed as a three-stage system, the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle targets industrial-scale production and quick turnarounds, supporting launch-on-demand requirements with a 90 kg payload capacity improvement.
- Test instrumentation recorded performance close to predictions over a 108-second burn, with a monolithic carbon-fiber composite motor case and free-standing nozzle from SDSC production facilities.
- Amid 2025 infrastructure upgrades, new solid motor production facilities at Sriharikota and the Solid Motor Production and Static Testing facilities at SDSC recently supported a motor for the private Indian space start-up's first orbital launch.
- SDSC's new mixer pairs with carbon-epoxy motor cases that cut stage mass, boosting production capacity and enabling faster turnarounds this year.
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ISRO successfully completes static test for improved SSLV third stage
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully conducted a static test of an enhanced third stage for the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV). The test took place on Tuesday at the Solid Motor Static Test Facility within the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. The SSLV is a three-stage, all-solid launch vehicle designed by ISRO to be compatible with large-scale industrial production. According to a…
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Isro successfully fires improved third stage of newly developed SSLV rocket
The vehicle’s third stage, or SS3, plays a crucial role in imparting up to 4 km/s of velocity to the payload and employs a monolithic composite motor case with a lightweight divergent nozzle design.
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ISRO Conducts Ground Test of SSLV Third Stage at Sriharikota
According to ISRO, this year, multiple facilities have been commissioned in the country to enhance the capacity of realising solid motors for the space programme
ISRO Achieves Milestone with Enhanced SSLV Third Stage Test
ISRO successfully tested an improved version of the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle's third stage, enhancing payload capacity by 90 kg. The test, conducted at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, verified advancements in motor design, igniter, and nozzle system for more efficient launches.
Upgraded SSLV third stage clears static test, says ISRO - Connected to India News I Singapore l UAE l UK l USA l NRI
ISRO has carried out a successful static test of an improved version of the third stage of SSLV at the Solid Motor Static Test Facility of Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. SS3 motor static firing at test bed. Photo courtesy: www.isro.gov.in According to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the test was conducted on Tuesday, December 30. ALSO READ: ISRO’s LVM3 rocket places US’ BlueBird Block-2 communication sa…
ISRO tests improved third stage of SSLV rocket
New Delhi: ISRO has successfully conducted a ground test of the third stage of its newest and smallest rocket, the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle. The test was conducted on 30 December at the Solid Motor Test Facility at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. The third stage was previously using a steel alloy case, with the test validating an improved version that uses a carbon-epoxy case. This reduces the mass of the stage, enhancing th…
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