03-16-2010, 12:20 PM
[quote name='Arun_S' date='16 March 2010 - 06:05 AM' timestamp='1268699277' post='105209']
Excellent.
Reading the [url="http://www.tatepublishing.com/bookstore/book.php?w=978-1-61566-547-1"]Lightning Bolts[/url], First Maneuvering Reentry Vehicles by William Yengst the above specs for Shourya make sense.
From what I can gather the 700 km range is when the flight is at a constant cruising altitude of 40 km.
The maximum range of 1,900 km is when it executes a Prihvi like trajectory. I.e. Ballistic ascent and upon re-entry ( ~ 1300 km @ 400 kg payload) change to hypersonic cruise trajectory at ~40 km cruising altitude and reaching a final range of 1,900 km.
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The manufacturer has following to say about their product:
Excellent.
Reading the [url="http://www.tatepublishing.com/bookstore/book.php?w=978-1-61566-547-1"]Lightning Bolts[/url], First Maneuvering Reentry Vehicles by William Yengst the above specs for Shourya make sense.
From what I can gather the 700 km range is when the flight is at a constant cruising altitude of 40 km.
The maximum range of 1,900 km is when it executes a Prihvi like trajectory. I.e. Ballistic ascent and upon re-entry ( ~ 1300 km @ 400 kg payload) change to hypersonic cruise trajectory at ~40 km cruising altitude and reaching a final range of 1,900 km.
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The manufacturer has following to say about their product:
Quote:DRDO scientists have revealed that the Shaurya is not a ballistic missile, as it has been thought to be; it is actually a hypersonic cruise missile, which never leaves the atmosphere.