Bengaluru, April 26 -- ISRO successfully conducted a short-duration hot test of its Semicryogenic Engine at the ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC) in Mahendragiri, Odisha, marking another key step in the engine's development after the first successful hot test on March 28.

A short-duration hot test of the Semicryogenic Engine was successfully conducted at the test facility in ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC), Mahendragiri, Odisha, on April 24, said an official statement from ISRO.

This ignition test is the second milestone after the successful first hot test on March 28, 2025, which was a major breakthrough in the testing of the Semicryogenic engine test programme.

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