According to a release by ISRO, the testing of the liquid core stage took place for a flight duration of 200 seconds and tested nearly 500 health parameters. The initial data obtained after the test has revealed that the performance was normal and is expected to be a significant step in the development of GSLV-Mk III launch vehicle.
Major milestone
ISRO has called the test “a major milestone in the earth storable liquid rocket programme.”
GSLV-Mk III, which is currently under advanced stage of development, uses two solid strap-on boosters (S200), L110 liquid stage and a cryogenic upper stage C-25.
L110 is one of the heaviest earth storable liquid stages ever developed by ISRO. L110 stage had two high pressure Vikas engines in a clustered configuration. All the tests are being conducted at the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) test facility at Mahendragiri.
Published 08 September 2010, 16:27 IST