ISRO tests Vikas Engine successfully

Chennai

The test for a duration of 195 seconds was conducted by scientists at the ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC) in Mahendragiri in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu, the Indian Space Research Organisation said in an update on its website.The Vikas Engine is the workhorse liquid rocket engine used to power the second stage of the ISRO’s workhorse Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle. It is used in the second stage and also at the four strap on stages of Geosynchronous Launch Vehicle (GSLV) and in the twin engine core liquid stage (L110) of GSLV Mk-III. During the test, the propulsion parameters were found to be “satisfactory”.