LVM3/GSLV MkIII Rocket - News, updates and reports

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@Indx TechStyle posted:

From TitaniumSV5 twitter
LVM3 payload increase using the SC120 and C32 stages: 640kg payload gain to GTO with SC120 484kg payload gain to GTO using C32 Upgraded LVM3 payload to GTO - 5.1ton

 

[Aaj Ka Hero]

for which mission this has been validated ??

seems like they are testing it for sea level start so that it's derivatives can be used in future as base engines.

ISRO's Engineering Breakthrough! Indian Space Agency Develops Rocket Engine As Good As SpaceX Raptor

On November 29, ISRO successfully hot-tested its CE-20 cryogenic engine for sea-level ignition at ISRO Propulsion Complex, Mahendragiri, Tamil Nadu. A cryogenic engine (CE) is a rocket engine that uses fuels and oxidizers stored at extremely low temperatures (e.g., liquid hydrogen and liquid...

www.eurasiantimes.com

 

[Indx TechStyle]

Official render for Human-rated LVM3 (HLVM3), for assembly of G1 flight.

 

[Varoon4]

Launch campaign for Gagayaan G1 officially begins

Gaganyaan-G1 Launch campaign commences: Human Rated LVM3 assembly starts at SDSC for the first un-crewed flight