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Next Generation Launch Vehicle
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<p>The Next Generation Launch Vehicle (NGLV) is a family of three-stage <a href="/facts/Reusable_launch_vehicle/j0WC10op">partially reusable</a> <a href="/facts/Medium-lift_launch_vehicle/lYXwEPwC">medium</a> to <a href="/facts/Super_heavy-lift_launch_vehicle/JSwbocv8">super heavy-lift launch vehicle</a>, currently under development by the <a href="/facts/ISRO/CdAoFQTL">Indian Space Research Organisation</a> (ISRO). The family of these vehicles are designed to replace currently operational systems like the <a href="/facts/Polar_Satellite_Launch_Vehicle/KantsJM7">PSLV</a> and <a href="/facts/Geosynchronous_Satellite_Launch_Vehicle/PBneb7NS">GSLV</a>. The project was previously referred to as Unified Launch Vehicle (ULV). The project is now being called as project Soorya. </p><p>This family of three launchers were previously being designed for replacing the different core propulsion modules of PSLV, GSLV, and <a href="/facts/LVM3/BHqVWNrW">LVM3</a> respectively with a common semi-cryogenic engine and hence it was named as ULV. Unlike the latest proposal of the launcher, the initial proposals were planned to be <a href="/facts/Expendable_launch_system/CaW43W5z">expendable</a>. But the new proposals under the name of NGLV suggests launchers having partial reusability. </p><p>S. Sivakumar is the program director for ISRO's Space Transportation System and the projector director for NGLV at the <a href="/facts/Vikram_Sarabhai_Space_Centre/JgTQyToP">Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre</a> (VSSC). The development of the NGLV is projected to be 8 years from December 2024. </p>