India is scheduled to launch an advanced communications and navigation satellite using for the first time a cryogenic engine developed by its own scientists, news reports said Thursday.
The Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) - which is to put the satellite into orbit - is powered by the cryogenic engine. Its launch is scheduled from the country's Sriharikota spaceport on April 15, the CNN-IBN news channel reported.With a successful launch, India will join the US, Russia, France, Japan and China, who have also developed that technology. Cryogenic engines are rocket motors designed for liquid fuels that have to be kept at very low temperatures, as they turn into a gaseous state at room temperature. A successful launch would mark a milestone for India's space programme as it would allow the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) to launch heavier satellites in future, the report said.
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