Chennai:
The Indian Space Research Organisation on Saturday successfully tested the indigenous cryogenic engine to be used to propel the country's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle. The test was conducted at the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre at Mahendragiri in Tamil Nadu's Tirunelveli district.
"The acceptance test of the indigenous cryogenic engine for the forthcoming GSLV-D5 flight was conducted successfully for 200 seconds at 17:10 hrs...," an ISRO statement said.
"The performance of the engine was as predicted," it said.
The maiden flight test of the indigenous cryogenic stage on board GSLV-D3 failed in May 2010 after it developed a snag and the rocket plunged into the sea minutes after lift-off.
ISRO chief K Radhakrishnan had said last month that GSLV would undergo two more tests at the Mahendragiri facility.