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Re: SSLV D1 - EOS-02 - FLP - December 2021
« Reply #20 on: 12/09/2020 08:54 am »
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He [K Sivan] said the first test-launch of Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) or mini-PSLV and a technology demonstrator test of the reusable launch vehicle (RLV) will also happen next year.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/cyclones-can-stall-last-sat-launch-of-this-year-chandrayaan-3-cams-will-provide-live-feed-during-final-descent-isro-chief/articleshow/79556264.cms
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Re: SSLV D1 - EOS-02 - FLP - December 2021
« Reply #21 on: 12/15/2020 07:31 am »
Not sure, but maybe this is for the SSLV launch:

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E) LAUNCH OF EXPERIMENTAL VEHICLE FROM INDIA WILL TAKE PLACE FLW RECEIVED FROM GOVERNMENT OF INDIA:
INDIAN EXPERIMENTAL FLIGHT TRIAL LAUNCH IS SKED TO TAKE PLACE WITHIN THE FOLLOWING DANGER ZONE WHICH ENCROACHES THE MELBOURNE FLIGHT INFORMATION REGION (FIR)

THE ROCKET HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FROM 18 DECEMBER TO 19 DECEMBER 2020.
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Re: SSLV D1 - EOS-02 - FLP - December 2021
« Reply #22 on: 12/15/2020 01:19 pm »
Not sure, but maybe this is for the SSLV launch:
Neither am I.  This could indicate a ballistic missile launch.  I am cross-posting to the Indian sub-orbital launch thread.

EDIT: Whatever did or did not launch, it was not SSLV.
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Re: SSLV D1 - EOS-02 - FLP - December 2021
« Reply #23 on: 12/29/2020 08:01 pm »
Thread bump: Any new news?  Did the static fire occur?
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Re: SSLV D1 - EOS-02 - FLP - December 2021
« Reply #24 on: 01/04/2021 05:21 am »
Cross-post:
Also, FLP may not be occupied by SSLV as this rocket is on-demand and can be stacked up at the very end. I believe, they will use the new buildings developed as part of PIF project.
What is the PIF project?

My assumption was that FLP needed substantial alterations to perform the first SSLV launch campaign, as well as extensive testing.  I also assumed that this work would preclude other launches until after the first launch.

What is the status of this work?
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Re: SSLV D1 - EOS-02 - FLP - December 2021
« Reply #25 on: 01/04/2021 05:30 am »
Cross-post:
Also, FLP may not be occupied by SSLV as this rocket is on-demand and can be stacked up at the very end. I believe, they will use the new buildings developed as part of PIF project.
What is the PIF project?

My assumption was that FLP needed substantial alterations to perform the first SSLV launch campaign, as well as extensive testing.  I also assumed that this work would preclude other launches until after the first launch.

What is the status of this work?
PIF project is part of series of projects to ultimately increase launch rates to that of foreign nations. There are some threads this section that have news posts regarding the overall upgrade programme. SSLV AFAIU uses a milkstool adapter like the RLV and other test rockets use and  only requires LUT upgrades to provide the necessary connections.

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Re: SSLV D1 - EOS-02 - FLP - December 2021
« Reply #26 on: 02/25/2021 09:38 am »
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Multiple sources in ISRO said on Thursday SSLV-D1 is targeted to be launched towards the end of March or early April -- most likely in the first month of the financial year -- though no firm date has been set so far.
https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/isro-gears-up-to-launch-its-newgeneration-mini-rocket-on-maiden-flight/2036148
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Re: SSLV D1 - EOS-02 - FLP - December 2021
« Reply #27 on: 03/08/2021 02:14 pm »
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According to sources, GISAT-1 will be followed by the maiden flight of Small Satellite Launch Vehicle, ISRO's compact launcher, likely in April.

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Re: SSLV D1 - EOS-02 - FLP - December 2021
« Reply #28 on: 03/12/2021 06:51 pm »
TOI article puts this launch in April: Isro aims for 7 more launches from India in 2021, updated March 12.
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Re: SSLV D1 - EOS-02 - FLP - December 2021
« Reply #29 on: 03/24/2021 03:32 am »
Did the static fire occur?

Cross-post; I draw the conclusion that the D1 scheduled launch will be substantially delayed--launch TBD:
S85 (First stage motor) static test failed due to design issues

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The static test of first stage solid motor (SS1) of ISRO's Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) -- a new-generation compact rocket -- was not successful, according to sources in ISRO. "Oscillation was noticed after 60 seconds into the test and nozzle was blown out near the bucket flange where it's attached with the motor at around 95 seconds", sources in the Bengaluru-headquartered space agency said.

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It was supposed to be tested for a total duration of about 110 seconds, officials said.

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New motor has to be static tested on the ground to prove its performance. If it is successful, one more of the same configuration is tested again for acceptance.

If both are successful, no more ground test is required and third motor of the same configuration will be accepted for flight", an ISRO official said.

Source: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/science/static-test-of-first-stage-solid-motor-of-indias-mini-rocket-sslv-unsuccessful/articleshow/81653164.cms
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Re: SSLV D1 - EOS-02 - FLP - December 2021
« Reply #31 on: 08/31/2021 09:31 am »
ISRO is preparing to repeat the engine test that failed in March. Launch still planned for Q4 2021 or "before the end of this year". Translated to real time, this probably means 2022.

https://newsonair.com/2021/08/18/indian-space-agency-geared-to-test-solid-fuel-motor-for-small-rocket/
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The Indian Space Research Organisation is gearing up for its first developmental flight, a new-generation compact rocket which is scheduled to be launched in the fourth quarter of the year 2021. Hence, according to the officials, the Indian space agency is all set to test the solid-fuel motor of the small rocket which is under development.

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The official also said the space agency is planning to fly the small rocket -- Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) -- before the end of this year itself with an Indian earth observation satellite.
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Re: SSLV D1 - EOS-02 - FLP - December 2021
« Reply #32 on: 10/19/2021 09:33 am »
 awaiting SSLV-D1....

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Re: SSLV D1 - EOS-02 - FLP - December 2021
« Reply #33 on: 10/19/2021 10:24 am »
awaiting SSLV-D1....
Any new news?
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Re: SSLV D1 - EOS-02 - FLP - 2022?
« Reply #34 on: 10/31/2021 11:52 pm »
A repeat of already-known news, but worth cross-posting nonetheless:
https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/261021/assembly-of-pslv-stopped-to-involve-private-sector-in-space-missions.html
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On August 4, Union minister of state for space, Jithendra Singh had told Nama Nageswara Rao in Parliament that the PSLV rocket, numbered C52, would launch EOS-04 in the third quarter.

In fact, four EOSes were to have been launched in the last two quarters.

Apart from PSLV-C52, according to the minister, the GSLV-F10 was to launch the EOS3 in the third quarter followed in the fourth quarter by the first developmental flight of the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle, SSLV-D1 with the EOS-02 and the launch of EOS-06 aboard the PSLV-C53.
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Re: SSLV D1 - EOS-02 - FLP - 2022?
« Reply #35 on: 11/23/2021 12:42 am »
SSLV D1 officially delayed to Q1 2022:

Monthly Summary of the Department of Space for the month of October 2021 [dated Nov. 15]

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Small Satellite Launch Vehicle/ EOS-02 :
The first developmental flight of Small Satellite Launch Vehicle, SSLV-D1
is scheduled to launch EOS-02, an earth observation satellite in the
1stquarter of 2022.

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Re: SSLV D1 - EOS-02 - FLP - Q1 2022
« Reply #36 on: 12/17/2021 03:59 pm »
Belated cross-post; my bold:
Nobody in India is covering the launch delays?

Especially if launch processing at Sriharikota has halted, either on orders from ISRO, or as some kind of strike?

Looks like flooding in Andhra Pradesh is the current issue perpetuating the launch delays:

After Covid, Andhra floods stall Isro’s sat launch missions this year [dated Nov. 22]

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After the Covid pandemic cast a shadow over Isro’s mission launches for over a year, now it is the flood situation in Andhra Pradesh that is stalling satellite launches at the SHAR launch centre in Sriharikota, a barrier island located in Nellore district of the state.

Isro sends key satellites and rocket components from its centres in Kerala and Karnataka to Sriharikota by road for assembling and launch. As many arterial roads in Nellore have to be closed due to the floods, Isro is not able to finalise its launches.

Isro chairman K Sivan told TOI, "We have been working on three launches, including the small satellite launch vehicle (mini-PSLV) launch, before the year ends. But due to heavy rain and floods in Andhra, we have to reassess the situation... We can decide on the three launches only when the flood situation improves."
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Re: SSLV D1 - EOS-02 - FLP - Q1 2022
« Reply #37 on: 12/26/2021 01:34 am »
Looks like technical problems have continued to plague all three upcoming ISRO missions:

Teething troubles with indigenous tech cause for delay in 2 Sat launches; humidity halts SSLV [dated Dec. 1] (bolds mine)

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Teething troubles with multiple indigenous modules on one satellite and domestic mirror fabrication on the other are major causes for delay in the launch of two Earth Observation Satellites (EOSs) Isro had in its pipeline, while increased humidity has put on hold a key process on the first small satellite launch vehicle (SSLV) mission.

TOI had reported earlier that Isro was hoping to launch three Earth Observations Satellites (EOSs) — two of them (EOS-4 or Risat-1A and EOS-6 or Oceansat-3 using PSLV and the third, EOS-2 or Microsat as part of the first developmental flight of the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) — in the last quarter of 2021.
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Further, the first scientist said that the delay in the first developmental flight of the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) — marking the beginning of a new class of launch vehicles in India — was delayed due to increased humidity caused by the rains.

"Because of high humidity, we had to suspend the insulation work. This process is critical and we are waiting for a better time to complete this, after which we can prepare for launch," the scientist said.
No climate controlled manufacturing facility for this?
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Re: SSLV D1 - EOS-02 - FLP - April 2022
« Reply #38 on: 01/25/2022 10:23 pm »
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1792514

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Department of Space

Dr S. Somanath, new Chairman, ISRO calls on Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh and discusses status of “Gaganyaan” and other future Space missions

Posted On: 25 JAN 2022 4:27PM by PIB Delhi

Dr S. Somanath, who has taken over as the new Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) called on Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh and discussed the status of “Gaganyaan” as well as other Space missions lined up for the near future.
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ISRO Chairman presented at brief about the forthcoming missions during the next three months. He mentioned a [RISAT-1A] PSLV [C52] scheduled for February 2022, OCEANSAT-3, INS 2B[, and] ANAND PSLV [C53] to be launched in March 2022[,] and SSLV-D1 Micro SAT in April 2022.
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Re: SSLV D1 - EOS-02 - FLP - April 2022
« Reply #39 on: 02/21/2022 06:33 am »
An interview (in Malayalam language) with Dr S Unnikrishnan, head of the Human Space Flight Center and VSSC: https://www.asianetnews.com/science-technology/vssc-director-s-unnikrishnan-talks-about-gaganyaan-chandrayaan-3-and-sslv-missions-r7k46e

Google translated: https://www-asianetnews-com.translate.goog/science-technology/vssc-director-s-unnikrishnan-talks-about-gaganyaan-chandrayaan-3-and-sslv-missions-r7k46e?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US&_x_tr_pto=wapp

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SSLV launch soon

The new launch vehicle, SSLV, is designed to reduce the cost of small satellites weighing up to 500 kilograms. This is a launch vehicle with a lot of commercial potential. All three stages use solid fuel. The latter also has a speed control engine that uses liquid fuel. All important experiments are done. The first test launch of the rocket will take place from Sriharikota in the first half of this year.

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