Shri Ganesha of Rocket... Vinit Vartak ©

 Shri Ganesha of Rocket... Vinit Vartak ©

ISRO will launch a new blank rocket this week. After working on it for the past few years, this rocket is actually ready for flight. The name of this rocket is Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV). In Rajaram Nagappa's report in 2016, he presented the idea of ​​building a rocket for India to launch small satellites into space. On the one hand, while American companies like Space X are establishing their dominance in this field, it was written that India should create a place for itself in this field. The then President of Liquid Propulsion Systems Center S. Somnath picked up his idea. ISRO then started working on a small rocket of this type. Today coincidentally S. Somnath is the Chairman of ISRO. India's dream is being fulfilled under his leadership.

India has P.S.L.V. and G.S.L.V. When there is a similar rocket, why ISRO is making a new rocket, then we can understand that this rocket is going to bring a new revolution in this field. Satellite technology, which was once very expensive and complicated, has now reached schools. Advances in technology have made the systems installed in satellites very simple. That is why it is possible to make satellites that are lightweight yet multi-functional at the same time. But it is still expensive to launch them into the earth's orbit. The weight of such satellites ranges from just 5 kg to 500 kg. One cannot afford to hire a whole rocket for that. In fact ISRO and in turn India cannot afford to engage ISRO scientists in making rockets leaving aside the large space research projects going on in the country. The only solution is that if someone wants to send a satellite weighing up to 500 kg to a low earth orbit i.e. 500 km altitude, then to make a small rocket which can be easily made. Which will not require more manpower, will not require more time. Importantly, ISRO will not have to spend its time for it. A rocket that can be built on a private basis. The same answer is ISRO's SSLV.

On 7th August 2022 at 9.18 am ISRO S.S.L.V. is making the first launch. This projection is significant in many ways. After the successful flight of this rocket, there will be a satellite revolution in India. The reason for this is the speed of production of this satellite. The rocket will be ready for flight in less than 7 days and with the help of only 6 engineers at a cost of just Rs 30 crore. ISRO's PSLV The launch cost of the rocket is Rs 130 crore and 600 engineers and scientists are working on it for 6 months. Now we can see how the cost of launching satellites and overall rocket production will change. SSLV There are total 3 stages in this rocket. It will use Hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene (HTPB) fuel while the fourth and final section, called the Velocity-Trimming Module (VTM), will use 50 N (Newton) thrusters. This rocket will be able to launch a 500-500 i.e. 500 kg satellite up to a height of 500 km.

The flight in the coming weeks is going to be interesting for one more thing. The reason is ISRO's SSLV. A rocket that will carry satellites into space. The name of this satellite is 'AzaadiSAT'. To mark the 75th Independence Day of India, 750 girls from 75 different schools in India have created this satellite with a system to create 75 different experiments in space. This satellite weighing 8 kg is going to carry out different experiments in space for the next 6 months and transmit its information to all these schools. This year has been declared as 'Women in Space' by the United Nations. Nowhere on earth has an attempt been made to match girls with space in such a beautiful way.

"This is the first of its kind space mission with an all-women concept to promote women in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics)"

Rifath Sharook, Chief Technology Officer, at Space Kidz India. 

Space Kidz India had signed an agreement with ISRO and the Government of India to send such a satellite during the inauguration of INSPACe (Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Center) in the presence of the Prime Minister. Now the time has come for the dream of these 750 girls to come true.

In my view S.S.L.V. Flight is going to be unique in many ways. As a new rocket and as the beginning of a new revolution. I sincerely feel that India is on the verge of a revolution in the space sector in the near future as the mobile revolution took place in India. In this way, ISRO is doing the work of feeding the new generation of India, their curiosity and diverting their energy in a positive way. 

Best wishes to ISRO for this flight. Along with these 750 girls, SSLV, which empowers the dreams of other female students in India. I am sure the flight will be successful. A big salute to the numerous researchers, scientists, engineers, their employees, other private industries and their employees as well as ISRO and the Government of India behind the creation of this rocket.

Jai Hind!!!

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