Vikas engine

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The Vikas engine is an Indian liquid-fueled rocket engine developed by ISRO and widely used to power the core and strap-on stages of its PSLV and GSLV launch vehicles.

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Vikas engine canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf liquid-fueled rocket engine
rocket engine
agency Indian Space Research Organisation
application launch vehicle main engine
strap-on booster engine
combustionChamberCount 1
countryOfOrigin India
cycleType gas-generator cycle
developer ISRO
Indian Space Research Organisation
firstFlightVehicle PSLV
fuel UDMH
UH 25
gimbalCapability gimballed for thrust vector control
guidanceRole main propulsion for GSLV core stage
main propulsion for PSLV core stage
manufacturer ISRO Propulsion Complex
Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre
notableFeature workhorse liquid engine of Indian launch vehicles
organization Indian Space Research Organisation
originatesFrom Viking engine technology
oxidizer nitrogen tetroxide
propellantCombination N2O4–UDMH
N2O4–UH 25
propellantFeedSystem turbopump-fed
propellantState storable hypergolic propellants
propellantType liquid propellant
restartCapability single-start in typical mission profiles
status operational
technologySourceCountry France
thrustSeaLevel approximately 725 kN
thrustVacuum approximately 800 kN
usedBy ISRO launch vehicles
Indian Space Research Organisation
usedFor placing satellites into orbit
usedIn GSLV
GSLV Mk I
GSLV Mk II
GSLV Mk III L110 stage
linked to: LVM3 upper stage

Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle
LVM3 core stage
PSLV
Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
usedInStage GSLV core stage
PSLV core stage
PSLV strap-on boosters

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L110 engineType Vikas engine
L110 liquid core stage engineType Vikas engine
PSLV secondStageEngine Vikas engine