New Delhi: During a lecture celebrating the Silver Jubilee of the launch of India’s first satellite, Aryabhata, director of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), A Rajarajan revealed a new render of the SSLV Module for in-LEO Experiment (SMILE) platform. This platform was initially revealed to the general public by the call for proposals on the platform by Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe), the single window-clearing agency for all space activities from India back in June . A render of the SMILE platform packed into the nose cone of the rocket was revealed at that time, with the new render depicting the platform with the solar panels deployed.

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