{"id":28340,"date":"2018-10-24T11:58:55","date_gmt":"2018-10-24T06:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=28340"},"modified":"2018-10-24T11:58:55","modified_gmt":"2018-10-24T06:28:55","slug":"upgraded-vikas-engine-with-more-thrust-will-boost-isros-rockets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upgraded-vikas-engine-with-more-thrust-will-boost-isros-rockets\/","title":{"rendered":"Upgraded Vikas engine \u2014 with more thrust \u2014 will boost ISRO\u2019s rockets"},"content":{"rendered":"

Upgraded Vikas engine \u2014 with more thrust \u2014 will boost ISRO\u2019s rockets<\/a><\/p>\n

News:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. ISRO successfully tests High Thrust Vikas Engine for GSLV-Mk III.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Important facts:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

    2.The ISRO will phase out Vikas by replacing it fist in Mk-II with a cleaner and safer semi-cryogenic engine.<\/p>\n

    3.The improvement was conducted at ISRO Propulsion Complex in Mahendragiri, Tamil Nadu.<\/p>\n

    4.This would be third Mk-III and the first working one to be designated MkIII Mission-1 or M1.<\/p>\n

    5.The first MkIII of June 2017 started with a 3,200-kg satellite.<\/p>\n

    6.The second one is being readied for lifting a 3,500-kg spacecraft.<\/p>\n

    7.The improvement results of the upgraded engine should be seen in the PSLV and GSLV missions over the coming months.<\/p>\n

    8.MkIII-D2, the second test flight of the heavy-lifter, is being assembled.<\/p>\n

    9.The new engine will be used in the subsequent mission-M1.<\/p>\n

    10.About Vikas engine:<\/u><\/p>\n