RLV: India’s first reusable space shuttle

The nine-metre long rocket weighs 11 tonnes.
India is all set for the maiden launch on Monday of an experimental indigenous winged Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) from Sriharikota spaceport in Andhra Pradesh.
The RLV Technology Demonstration (RLV-TD), that aims to ultimately put satellites into orbit around earth and then re-enter atmosphere, will be carried up on a solid rocket motor. The nine-metre long rocket weighs 11 tonnes.
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