ISRO to launch new smallsat rocket by summer
Capitalism in space: K. Sivan, the head of India’s space agency ISRO, revealed today that they plan to launch two satellites on the maiden flight of their smallsat rocket, dubbed the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV), this coming summer.
Sivan also said that they hope to be making between two to three launches a month with this smallsat rocket. In other words, as the satellite industry shifts to tiny satellites, they intend to directly compete against the American private companies and the Chinese government for this new commercial business.
Capitalism in space: K. Sivan, the head of India’s space agency ISRO, revealed today that they plan to launch two satellites on the maiden flight of their smallsat rocket, dubbed the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV), this coming summer.
Sivan also said that they hope to be making between two to three launches a month with this smallsat rocket. In other words, as the satellite industry shifts to tiny satellites, they intend to directly compete against the American private companies and the Chinese government for this new commercial business.