User:Gaurav Pruthi/Landing Experiment
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| Mission type | Test flight |
|---|---|
| Operator | ISRO |
| Mission duration | 2 minutes |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | June, 2016 |
| Launch site | Satish Dhawan FLP |
| End of mission | |
| Landing site | Bay of Bengal |
Landing Experiment or LEX will be the second test flight as a part of RLV-TD program undertaken by ISRO to realize two-stage-to-orbit (TSTO) fully re-usable space vehicle. The planned date of LEX is June, 2016.[1]
Configuration
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- First stage: live, 9 ton solid booster (S-9)
- Second stage: dummy (scramjet will be used in the future)
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "LEX launch date". spacesciencefacts.com. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
External links
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