{"id":111470,"date":"2026-07-06T12:36:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T07:06:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=111470"},"modified":"2026-07-06T12:36:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T07:06:57","slug":"sub-orbital-launch-vehicle-for-experiment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/sub-orbital-launch-vehicle-for-experiment\/","title":{"rendered":"Sub-Orbital Launch Vehicle for Experiment"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Sub-Orbital Launch Vehicle for Experiment Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully carried out the first ground test of the Sub-Orbital Launch Vehicle for Experiments (SOLVE) solid motor at the Static Test Facility, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Sub-Orbital Launch Vehicle for Experiment<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a test platform to carry <\/span><b>out Integrated Parachute Tests<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for validation of deceleration system of <\/span><b>Gaganyaan Crew Module under various test conditions.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During these test missions, the Crew Module will be carried to <\/span><b>an altitude of 10 &#8211; 17 km<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and separated from the vehicle.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A series of 10 parachutes will be <\/span><b>deployed to reduce the velocity of the Crew Module<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> before splashdown in the sea.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>The solid stage of SOLVE<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is derived from the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/pslv-polar-satellite-launch-vehicle\/\" target=\"_blank\">Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)<\/a><\/strong> Strap-on Motor with few modifications to meet the Gaganyaan test requirements.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It includes <\/span><b>development of slow burn rate propellant<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and straight nozzle with secondary injection thrust vector control.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>What is Gaganyaan mission?<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is India\u2019s ongoing project to send a 3-day manned <\/span><b>mission to the Low Earth Orbit<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (LEO) of 400 km with a crew of 3 members and bring them safely back to Earth.<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Objectives<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>To undertake human space flights:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Its immediate aim is to demonstrate indigenous capability to undertake human space flights.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Space exploration:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> In the long run, it will lay the foundation for a sustained Indian human space exploration programme.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Conduct Experiments:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> As part of the mission, Gaganyaan also encourages and supports micro-gravity experiments.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/science\/gaganyaan-mission-isro-successfully-conducts-first-solve-ground-test\/article71185268.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sub-Orbital Launch Vehicle for Experiment is a test platform to carry out Integrated Parachute Tests for validation of deceleration system of Gaganyaan Crew Module under various test conditions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":111538,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[8531],"class_list":{"0":"post-111470","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","8":"tag-sub-orbital-launch-vehicle-for-experiment","9":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111470","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=111470"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111470\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":111545,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111470\/revisions\/111545"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/111538"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111470"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=111470"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=111470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}