India’s stride in aerospace is a historic one when Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) under an agreement signed with IN-SPACe, NSIL and ISRO have joined hands to acquire Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV). This move signals a considerable shift towards indigenization and commercialization in the burgeoning arena of small satellite launches.
Why Has HAL Signed a Pact with ISRO, IN-SPACe & NSIL?
The agreement between HAL, IN-SPACe, NSIL and ISRO is not just the transfer of a technology but an endeavor that places India in the arena of key contenders gunning for self-reliance toward space. SSLV is a compact technology that could accommodate a small satellite launch weighing up to 500 kg into Low Earth Orbit (LEO).
The commercial demand of this launch vehicle would see quick uptake amongst various commercial and scientific satellites with small masses under the new Indian launch service. The agreement to provide technology to HAL shall, in turn and accelerate the production process in the country while maintaining the best possible standards of quality and reliability.
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What are HAL Changes Role?
The chief aerospace manufacturer, HAL’s evolvement to SSLV will now see a significant change. A step further will be awarded to enable HAL for designing, manufacturing, integrating and operating its own SSLVs for a myriad of commercial and scientific satellite launches for ten long years following a two-year absorption.
HAL moves up from being just a supplier of products to becoming a full-fledged spacecraft launch service provider and also expands upon its portfolio and thereby contributing to establishing India in the world space economy.
Why Grabbing Commerce with injecting Vibrancy into MSMEs?
The accommodation gained by HAL through this technology transfer stringently safeguards its own position and it shall give rise to innovations for a disruptive spillover across the country’s industrial MAR.
There will be the birth of SSLV-manufacturing plants, all along with the mass outsourcing to MSMEs, start-ups and backward linkages. All these will prove to be the biggest wins as it will proliferate not only many jobs but unleash space linked industries that ensure the finest possible quantum of development in real-time.
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These retail strategies would eventually focus on promoting variations in individual technologies and thereby setting underwhelming principles for Indian expressiveness.
What is Strategic autonomy in operation?
A license is granted to HAL by the contract on all aspects of SSLV, which are design, build, testing, analysis, evaluation and postflight. An exclusive license is allocated to HAL through this agreement as HAL moves toward developing its space vertical, owning operations to the launch vehicle itself.
A strategic stake on the ownership of this technology convinces India that it can further strengthen its position in the aspect of rising small satellite launching market, allowing profitable access and limited dependency things remain in India’s control.
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