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ISRO to attempt key test for new generation rocket on Sep 8

After a failed test six months ago, ISRO is making a fresh attempt on Wednesday to conduct long-duration static test of a crucial liquid core stage for a new generation heavy rocket which is being developed. “The static test of crucial liquid core stage of GSLV Mk III launch vehicle for 200 seconds is slated for 3 pm on September eight,” a senior Indian Space Research Organisation official told PTI here. ISRO has already successfully conducted the short-duration static test of the L110 stage, which uses two high-pressure Vikas engines in a clustered configuration. In January this year, ISRO also successfully conducted static test of its largest solid booster S200, which would form the strap-on stage for the GSLV Mk III, at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota.

The Hindu

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