LVM3

21 Feb

Cryogenic engine of LVM3 rocket completes ground qualification tests: ISRO

Chennai, Feb 21, The Indian space agency, ISRO, on Wednesday said it has achieved a major milestone in the human rating of its CE20 cryogenic engine that will power the LVM3 rocket to carry Indian astronauts. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) also said the first unmanned Gaganyaan (G1) mission is tentatively scheduled for Q2 of 2024. Gaganyaan is the name of India’s human space mission. According to ISRO, the final round of ground qualification tests for CE20 cryogenic engine were completed on February 13. The final test was the seventh of a series of vacuum ignition tests carried out…

29 Jul

Countdown for launch of 7 Singaporean satellites with PSLV rocket begins

Chennai, July 29, The countdown for the Sunday morning launch of an Indian rocket carrying seven Singaporean satellites began at Sriharikota rocket port on Saturday morning, said officials. The Sunday rocketing mission will be the third commercial mission for ISRO in 2023. “The countdown began at 5.01 a.m.,” a senior official of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) told IANS. The Indian space agency will be launching seven Singaporean satellites on July 30 at 6.30 a.m. using its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). The rocket will blast off from the first launch pad. If the mission turns out to be successful,…