Vikas Engine

  • Recently, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully conducted a qualification test for its liquid propellant-based High Thrust Vikas engine to be used in the Gaganyaan mission.
  • It was done to see how the engine performed in conditions that were not optimal, such as change in the fuel-oxidiser ratio or pressure in the fuel chamber.
  • VIKAS engines are used to power the second stage PSLV, boosters and second stage of GSLV Mark I and II and now the first stage of GSLV Mark III (LVM3).
  • Two new types of Vikas engines, HTVE (High Thrust VIKAS Engine) and HPVE (High Pressure or High Speed ....
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