In a large boost to open rapidly growing space sector for private players, fighter jet manufacturer Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) won a bid to commercialize SSLV-the smallest rocket-grown developed by Israro with technology transfer in two years.
The cost-affected vehicle, which is capable of carrying up to 500 kg of payload in a lower-equivine orbit, can be commercially assembled to launch commercially small and nano satellites, most of which were being sent to launch by foreign companies by foreign companies till now.
During the technology transfer phase, HAL will have to make at least two SSLV End-to-end to HAL, observing the process of compliance by ISRO for three developmental flights. In August 2027, the company may start manufacturing and offer commercial launch on its own. Along with changing the design of the launch vehicle, suppliers will also be allowed to make changes from the sources of components.
During the technology transfer phase, HAL will have to create at least two SSLV End-to-end by following the process of ISRO for three development flights of the vehicle. In August 2027, the company may start manufacturing and offer commercial launch on its own. Along with changing the design of the launch vehicle, suppliers will also be allowed to make changes from the sources of components.
However, there are some restrictions like 51% ownership to live with an Indian company.
Among the three companies submitting their commercial bids after a fully technical evaluation, HAL won with a bid of `511 crore. After a period of two years, HAL will aim for six to 12 launch vehicles a year.
HAL is also a part of the consortium that won the bid for India’s Workahors Rocket PSLV to construct privately, the first launch of this year is expected to be this year.
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“It is different from the PSLV model, Radhakrishnan Durairaj, CMD of Newspace India Limited, Commercial Branch of Space Department, where we were buyers. Here, the company is looking for its own market, launching, launching, and, a lot of potential that satellites are being reduced and many concentrations are coming.”
He said that this was a two-step selection process and the 9 companies which were implemented, 6 were selected in the first phase. Three of the six companies then presented their technical-commercial dialects-alpha design technologies, Bharat Dynamics Limited, and HAL-Ko, which was evaluated by an expert committee headed by former head scientific advisor K. Vijayaghavan.
NSIL will launch 15 SSLVs to maintain small satellite market in India as well as demand from other countries. Radhakrishnan said that the first of these 15 launch will be in the fourth quarter of next year, followed by one in a month. “Customers have already been nominated for these missions,” he said.
Chairman of In-Space, Dr. Pavan Goonka said, “Before these, we will mainly have two other launch of SSLV for Indian private sector small payload. In-space has already sought the interest of companies through an announcement opportunity. We have a lot of demand. The first of these launch is planned for October this year and second for February.”
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He said that other SSLV flights would also have a smile (SSLV module in Leo use) – A technology performance platform similar to poetry on PSLV where experiments are placed on the final stage of the rocket. Radhakrishnan said, “While the Hell roll-out will be two years later, we will complete these launch before. Therefore, there is no struggle.”
“We want India to become a global hub for small satellite launch with three vehicles, a new spaceport for the launch of these small vehicles in Kusharpatnam, and a launched vehicle manufacturing cluster in Tamil Nadu should be extended to this.
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