Avatar (spacecraft)
| Function | Robotic reusable spaceplane |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | India |
| Size | |
| Mass | 25 t (55,000 lb) |
| Stages | 1 |
| Capacity | |
| Payload to low Earth orbit | |
| Mass | 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) |
| Launch history | |
| Status | Concept study |
| First stage | |
| Powered by | turbo-ramjet, scramjet and cryogenic |
| Propellant | LOX/LH2 |
Avatar (Sanskrit: अवतार, ISO: Avatāra; from "Aerobic Vehicle for Transatmospheric Hypersonic Aerospace TrAnspoRtation") is a concept study for a robotic single-stage reusable spaceplane capable of horizontal takeoff and landing, by India's Defence Research and Development Organisation. The mission concept is for low cost military and commercial satellite space launches.
This spaceplane concept is unrelated to the Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) RLV Technology Demonstration Programme (RLV-TD).