India Tests Indigenous Cryogenic Engine Again

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India Tests Indigenous Cryogenic Engine Again

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India on Saturday successfully conducted a test of its indigenously developed cryogenic engine, acrucial part of the geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle (GSLV) which can send satellites into orbits some 36,000 km above Earth, the Press Trust of India (PTI) reported.

This was the fifth test of the cryogenic engine and the second within less than two months. A successful "full test fire" of the engine was conducted in early February.

While all the previous tests didn't exceed 200 seconds, the test on Saturday had yielded 720 seconds, the PTI noted.

The successful test of the engine could help fix satellites at a higher distance without any foreign assistance, the PTI quoted VKasthurirangan, chairman of Indian Space Research Organization, assaying, adding that the new development would be used in later flights of the GSLV.

India sent into space its first home-made GSLV early last year,but it was equipped with a Russian-made cryogenic engine. Currently only five countries in the world have the capability to launch rockets with cryogenic engines, namely the United States, Russia, France, China and Japan.

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