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Space MAITRI
SSLV
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LAUNCH SITESatish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Mission
Space Machines Company (SMC)'s second Optimus Orbital Transfer Vehicle (OTV), will launch on a mission designated Space MAITRI (Mission for Australia-India’s Technology, Research and Innovation). The mission will focus on debris management and sustainability, and will significantly advance Australia’s domestic space industry by combining Australian spacecraft capabilities with India's launch expertise. After separation, Optimus will perform a series of propulsive on-orbit maneuvers to inspect a space object in close proximity. It will then spend several months on orbit examining space debris to demonstrate affordable and accessible space sustainability technologies.
- Launch vehicle
- SSLV
- Mission type
- Technology
- Destination orbit
- Low Earth Orbit
- Launch pad
- Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad
- Provider
- Indian Space Research Organization
The vehicle
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Launch vehicle
SSLV
Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (or SSLV) is a launch vehicle being developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) with payload capacity of 500 kg to Low Earth orbit or 300 kg to Sun synchronous orbit for launching small satellites, with the capability to support multiple orbital drop-offs.
- Height
- 34 m
- Diameter
- 2 m
- Stages
- 4
- Recorded launches
- 3
- First flight
- 2022-08-07
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Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
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