Chennai, Feb. 8 -- As part of preparations for inflight re-ignition, the Vacuum
ignition trial of Cryogenic engine with Multi-element Igniter was conducted
successfully in LVM-3 launch vehicle, which would be used for the maiden human
flight mission Gaganyaan.
ISRO said on Saturday that it successfully carried out the ignition trial of the indigenous
CE20 cryogenic engine powering the upper stage of LVM3, with a Multi-element igniter
under vacuum conditions, which simulates the engine ignition in the vacuum condition
of space.
This test was carried out in the High Altitude Test Facility at ISRO Propulsion Complex
at Mahendragiri in Tamil Nadu on Friday.
During this test, the ignition of the engine Thrust Chamber was carried out w...