Space HubVikas Engine
🇮🇳 Indigenous Indian TechnologyA liquid fueled rocket engine that powers the second stage of PSLV and GSLV, and core stage of LVM3.
The Vikas engine is a family of liquid-fueled rocket engines conceptualized and designed by the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre in the 1970s. The design was based on the licensed version of the Viking engine with the chemical-propellant acquisition. It uses unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine (UDMH) as fuel and nitrogen tetroxide (N2O4) as oxidizer. It has been a highly reliable workhorse of ISRO's launchers.
Quick answer
Vikas Engine is a propulsion technology associated with ISRO. A liquid fueled rocket engine that powers the second stage of PSLV and GSLV, and core stage of LVM3. Status: operational.
Vikas Engine: key facts
| Category | Propulsion |
|---|---|
| Status | Operational |
| Organisation | ISRO |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| First tested | 13 May 1988 |
| Operational since | 20 September 1993 |
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Frequently asked questions
What is Vikas Engine?
Vikas Engine is a propulsion technology associated with ISRO. A liquid fueled rocket engine that powers the second stage of PSLV and GSLV, and core stage of LVM3. Status: operational.
Who developed Vikas Engine?
ISRO is listed as the organisation behind Vikas Engine.
Is Vikas Engine operational?
Indian Space Hub lists its status as "operational".
Since when has Vikas Engine been operational?
It is listed as operational since 20 September 1993.
When was Vikas Engine first tested?
Its first test is listed as 13 May 1988.
Is Vikas Engine indigenous?
Yes, it is listed as an indigenously developed technology.
Developing Organization
ISRO
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