India Launches first country's reusable carrier rocket

The NDTV broadcaster reported that Re-Usable Launch Vehicle - Technology Demonstrator (RLV-TD) was launched from the island of Sriharikota located in the southeastern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

According to the broadcaster, this is the first launch of a spacecraft conducted by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) that will be brought back to land on a special runway in the Bay of Bengal.

India is actively developing new industries, such as space exploration and information technologies. New Delhi possesses a number of scientific, communication and navigation satellites. India, along with Russia, Japan, the United States and the European Space Agency, has its own space observatory project.

Kazinform refers to Sputniknews.com