Next-Gen Launch Vehicle

About Next Generation Launch Vehicle: 

• It will have 3 times the present payload capability with 1.5 times the cost compared to LVM3, and will also have reusability resulting in low-cost access to space and modular green propulsion systems.
• The development of the NGLV is taken up which is designed to have a maximum payload capability of 30 tonnes to Low Earth Orbit, which also has a reusable first stage.
• This development project will be implemented with maximal participation from the Indian industry, which is also expected to invest in the manufacturing capacity at the outset itself, thereby allowing a seamless transition to the operational phase subsequent to the development.
• NGLV will be demonstrated with three development flights (D1, D2 & D3) with a target of 96 months (8 years) for the completion of the development phase.
• The total fund approved is Rs. 8240.00 Crore and includes the development costs, three developmental flights, essential facility establishment, Programme Management and Launch Campaign.
• Significance
  • It will enable national & commercial missions including launch of human spaceflight missions to Bharatiya Antariksh Station.
  • Lunar/inter-planetary exploration missions along with communication & earth observation satellite constellations to Low Earth Orbit that will benefit the entire space ecosystem in the country.
  • This project will boost the Indian space ecosystem in terms of capability and capacity.

Q1: What is the Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM3)?

It is India's most powerful launcher built entirely with domestic technology. With two large strap-on boosters providing high thrust on lift-off and a cryogenic upper stage, it can launch 4-ton class satellites to geostationary transfer orbit.

Source: New Re-usable Low-cost launch vehicle for Bharat