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India developing winged reusable rocket : ISRO



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India’s space scientists have already configured a winged Reusable Launch Vehicle Technology Demonstrator (RLV-TD). This is a first step towards realising a Two Stage To Orbit (TSTO) fully re-reusable launch vehicle, according to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).



Meanwhile, for the Chandrayaan-2 mission, expected by 2012-13, ISRO has received 36 Indian payload proposals for orbiter and lander/rover.



“With this, Megha-Tropiques will be one of the eight satellites contributing to the global scientific community to study and understand the dynamics of climate system,” it said.



Data from the recently-launched Oceansat-2, which carried an atmospheric sounder ‘ROSA’ from Italy apart from main payloads -- ocean colour monitor and scatterometer -- is highly sought after by international scientific community.