<p>"The second static testing of the geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle's (GSLV Mk-III) liquid core stage was conducted for 200 seconds at the Mahendragiri, test facility in Tamil Nadu," state-run Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said in a statement here.<br />As the heaviest earth storable liquid stages ever built by ISRO, the second core stage has two high pressure Vikas engines in a clustered configuration.<br /><br />"The successful test for full flight duration of 200 seconds is a milestone in the rocket programme, as the initial data indicated normal performance of the core stage on 500 health parameters," the space agency said.<br /><br />The test will enable the space agency to develop the advanced version of the GSLV to launch heavier satellites of four-tonne class and above from its spaceport at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, about 80 km northeast of Chennai.<br /><br />The advanced version of the rocket uses two solid strap-on boosters, liquid stage and a cryogenic upper stage to carry heavier satellites into the geosynchronous transfer orbit.</p>
<p>"The second static testing of the geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle's (GSLV Mk-III) liquid core stage was conducted for 200 seconds at the Mahendragiri, test facility in Tamil Nadu," state-run Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said in a statement here.<br />As the heaviest earth storable liquid stages ever built by ISRO, the second core stage has two high pressure Vikas engines in a clustered configuration.<br /><br />"The successful test for full flight duration of 200 seconds is a milestone in the rocket programme, as the initial data indicated normal performance of the core stage on 500 health parameters," the space agency said.<br /><br />The test will enable the space agency to develop the advanced version of the GSLV to launch heavier satellites of four-tonne class and above from its spaceport at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, about 80 km northeast of Chennai.<br /><br />The advanced version of the rocket uses two solid strap-on boosters, liquid stage and a cryogenic upper stage to carry heavier satellites into the geosynchronous transfer orbit.</p>