SSLV
Small Satellite Launch Vehicle
Small Satellite Launch Vehicle
3-stage launch vehicle
Payload capacity:
500 kg to LEO
300 kg to SSO
Mass of launch vehicle: 12000 kg
Height of launch vehicle: 34 m
Max Diameter of launch vehicle: 2 m
First launch on: 7 August 2022
Total launches: 2 (1 successes and 1 failures)
First stage (SS1):
- S85 Solid Rocket Motor
- Propellant - HTPB (Hydroxyl-terminated Polybutadiene)
- Height - x m
- Diameter - 2 m
- Thrust - 2496 kN
- Burn time - 94.3 sec
- Propellant mass: 87000 kg
Second stage (SS2):
- S7 Solid Rocket Motor
- Propellant - HTPB (Hydroxyl-terminated Polybutadiene)
- Height - x m
- Diameter - 2 m
- Thrust - 234.2 kN
- Burn time - 113.1 sec
- Propellant mass: 7700 kg
Third stage (SS3):
- S4 Solid Rocket Motor
- Propellant - HTPB (Hydroxyl-terminated Polybutadiene)
- Height - x m
- Diameter - 2 m
- Thrust - 160 kN
- Burn time - 106.9 sec
- Propellant mass: 4500 kg
Velocity Trimming Module (VTM):
- 16 Bi-propellant thrusters
- Propellant - MMH (fuel) and MON3 (oxidizer)
- Height - x m
- Diameter - 2 m
- Thrust - 50 N each
- Burn time - as much required according to flight computer
- Propellant mass: 50 kg
Work in progress