A short-duration hot test of the Semicryogenic Engine was successfully conducted at the test facility in ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC), Mahendragiri, Odisha, on April 24, said a statement from ISRO.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his visit to Thiruvanathapuram, completed the first major hot test of the Lox Kerosene 200 T thrust semi-cryogenic engine in the new facility dedicated to the nation.
The Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) of ISRO has undertaken the design and development of a Semicryogenic engine with 2000 kN thrust with Indian industry participation, and will power the booster stages of future launch vehicles and works on Liquid Oxygen (LOX)-Kerosene propellant