IAF chopper drops ISRO's 'Pushpak' Vimaan from 4.5 km altitude
ISRO) in the Pushpak Reusable Landing Vehicle (RLV) LEX 02 landing experiment and dropped the 'Pushpak' from an altitude of 4.5 km.
The shuttle was dropped from 4.5 km above the earth to a runway in Karnataka's Chitradurga by IAF's Chinook helicopter, where the landing experiment was conducted earlier in the day.
The IAF shared a video from the inside of the chopper showing the shuttle being dropped towards the ground.
In a post on X, the IAF stated, «Utilising the #IAF Chinook helicopter for its airlift and subsequent positioning at a predefined altitude and location, @isro successfully demonstrated the autonomous landing capability of the Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) 'PUSHPAK' as part of its RLV-LEX 2 mission.»
«Airlifted to an altitude of 4.5 km, the IAF Air Warriors were part of the successful mission. IAF heartily congratulates #ISRO on achieving this milestone. IAF will contribute and collaborate in the future on many such undertakings,» it added.
Earlier in the day, the ISRO successfully conducted the Pushpak Reusable Landing Vehicle (RLV) LEX 02 landing experiment at the Aeronautical Test Range in Chitradurga on Friday.
The RLV LEX 02 landing experiment is the second of a series of experiments conducted by the space agency.
The test was conducted at 7.10 am today, according to a statement by ISRO.
«ISRO nails it again. Pushpak (RLV-TD), the winged vehicle, landed autonomously with precision on the runway after being released from an off-nominal position,» the space agency said in a tweet on social
