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'''Reusable Launch Vehicle—Technology Demonstration Programme''' or '''RLV–TD''' is a series of technology demonstration missions that has been conceived by [[ISRO]] as a first step towards realising a [[Two Stage To Orbit]] (TSTO) re-usable launch vehicle, an intermediate step towards the creation of an [[Single-stage-to-orbit|SSTO]] [[Avatar (spacecraft)|Avatar spaceplane]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spaceflightinsider.com/organizations/isro/indian-space-research-organisation-to-test-its-reusable-rlv-spacecraft/|title=Indian Space Research Organisation to test its reusable RLV spacecraft|work=SpaceFlight Insider}}</ref>

For this purpose, a winged [[Reusable launch system|Reusablereusable Launchlaunch Vehiclevehicle]] technology Demonstratordemonstrator (RLV-TD) has been configured. The RLV-TD will act as a flying test bed to evaluate various technologies like hypersonic flight, autonomous landing, powered cruise flight and hypersonic flight using air-breathing propulsion.<ref>http://www.isro.org/rep2009/citizens.htm</ref>

==Development==