In an important step, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) was declared Friday winner of the offer for the technology transfer of the small satellite launch vehicle (SSLV), the Indian space research organizationRocket (ISRO) (ISRO) to place satellites up to 500 kg in low orbit, by ahead of two consortia.
According to a Pti Report, fighter aircraft manufacturer Hal was the autonomous tenderer of the coveted contract to build the rocket designed by the ISRO and was opposed to the two consortia – one led by Alpha Design Technologies, supported by the Adani group, and the other led by Bharat Dynamics Limited, based in Hyderabad.
In a message on X, Hal said he would be responsible for the absorption, manufacturing and marketing of SSLV technology. “The selection of HALV for the SSLV TOT will allow indigenous production and the subsequent development of launching capacities of small satellites, opening new partnerships with operators of national and international satellites,” said Dr. DK Sunil, President and Managing Director of HAL.
Hal’s winning offer
Hal presented the winning offer of ₹511 crore to emerge as the only manufacturer Sslv After the completion of the technology transfer process which should take place over the next two years, the Pti According to the report.
“Under this technology transfer agreement, HAL will have the capacity to build, to have and to market SSLV launches independently,” Pawan Kumar Goenka, president of the Indian National Space Promotion and Autorization Center (Inspace) told a press conference.
Hal will be the third company to build rockets after start-ups in the space sector Skyroot aerospace And Agnikul Cosmos, added the report.
Goenka said nine companies had expressed their interest in transferring SSLV technology, three of which were rejected. Of the other six, three have chosen not to apply.
“The SSLV technology transfer marks a pivotal moment in the transformer segment of the India commercial space, because it is one of the first cases of a space agency transferring the full technology of launch vehicles to a company,” he said.
Goenka said that Isro Hormera Hal and help him build two prototypes of rockets over the next two years. After that, the state -owned company should independently produce six to 10 SSLVs each year, according to demand.
“Hal will be free to improve the design and select its own suppliers from the third rocket after the two -year period,” said Goenka.
What is a SSLV?
According to HAL, SSLV is a compact, profitable and very flexible launch vehicle developed by the ISRO to meet the growing demand for launching small satellite in low terrestrial orbit.
The SSLV was developed by the ISRO to launch small satellites in low orbit to a shorter notice, a capacity required by the defense forces during an emergency.
“This collaboration marks an important step towards strengthening the commercial satellite commercial satellite capacity of India and, more specifically, to allow Indian industry to carry out this SSLV,” said Radhakrishnan Durairaj, President and Managing Director of New Space India Limited (NSIL).
According to the Pti Report, this decision is part of the efforts to allow the ISRO to focus more on research and to avoid routine activities in the launch of satellites, using proven launch vehicles in the industry.
“We are impatient to work in close collaboration under the ISRO and in space to progress in phases and achieve the final objectives. We are confident to direct a cohesive ecosystem which allows smaller launch by satellite from the ports of India,” said DK Sunil, CMD, Hal,.
The technology transfer agreement will be signed among HAL, NSIL, ISRO and in space.
The agreement includes an in -depth training and management of HAL staff by ISRO teams, both in the ISRO and HAL facilities, for the realization and the launch of two SSLVs in the next two years, according to the report.