India successfully tests world's 3rd largest and Asia's largest solid rocket booster

[Screaming Skull]

Successful static testing of Solid Propellant Booster Rocket Stage S200 for GSLV Mk III Launch Vehicle

Indian Space Research Organisation successfully conducted the static test of its largest solid booster S200 at Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), Sriharikota today (January 24, 2010). The successful test of S200 makes it the third largest solid booster in the world, next to the RSRM solid booster of Space Shuttle and P230 solid booster of ARIANE-5. The S200 solid booster will form the strap-on stage for the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III (GSLV-Mk III) which is currently under advanced stage of development for launching 4 ton class of communication satellites.

S200 solid booster contains 200 tonnes of solid propellant in three segments. The motor measures 22 meter long and 3.2 meter in diameter. The design, development and successful realisation of S200 solid booster were a pure indigenous effort involving Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Thiruvananthapuram and Satish Shawan Space Centre (SDSC) at Sriharikota with the participation of Indian Industries. The S200 solid booster derived its heritage from the solid boosters developed earlier for the ISRO launch vehicle programme. The preparation and casting of S200 solid booster segments were carried out at the newly established Solid Propellant Plant (SPP) at SDSC, Sriharikota.

During the test, the S200 booster was fired for 130 seconds and generated a peak thrust of about 500 tonnes. The performance of the booster was exactly as predicted. Nearly 600 health parameters were monitored during the test and the initial data indicates normal performance.

Todays successful test of S200 is a major milestone in the solid rocket motor programme of ISRO and a vital step in the development of GSLV Mk III.

Courtesy: ISRO

 

[Red Dwarf]

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[Iggy]

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[ebungo]

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[beckham]

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[SinoIndusFriendship]

So the Russians finally agreed to sell their rocket booster to India for some cold hard cash.

 

[RPK]

So the Russians finally agreed to sell their rocket booster to India for some cold hard cash.

sorry your myth is busted

The successful test of S200 makes it the third largest solid booster in the world, next to the RSRM solid booster of Space Shuttle and P230 solid booster of ARIANE-5.

 

[sonofakila]

Well done ISRO.We are all so proud of you.

So the Russians finally agreed to sell their rocket booster to India for some cold hard cash.

SIF do you have anything to back up your claim, if not i would advise you to back off. This is insult to the engineers and scientists who have worked tirelessly on this project.

 

[abdul1]

The Hindu : News / National : India tests rocket booster for heavier satellites

India successfully conducted the static test of its largest solid booster for launching heavier satellites using the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-Mk III), the space agency said Sunday.

“The solid booster (S200) will form the strap—on stage for the GSLV-Mark III, which is in advanced stage of development for launching four—tonne class of communication satellites,” the state-run Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said in a statement here.

The test was conducted earlier in the day at ISRO’s spaceport (Satish Dhawan Space Centre) at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, about 80 km north-east of Chennai.

The successful test makes S200 the third largest solid booster in the world, next to the reusable solid rocket motor (RSRM) solid booster of Space Shuttle of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and P230 solid booster of Ariane-5 of Arianespace, a launch service and solutions consortium of European countries.

 

[Kinshuk]

So the Russians finally agreed to sell their rocket booster to India for some cold hard cash.

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[karan.1970]

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[hindustan]

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[Gideon]

So the Russians finally agreed to sell their rocket booster to India for some cold hard cash.

The Russians have never sold India Rocket boosters. They have sold Rocket Engines in the past. However, those were cryogenic engines while this is a Hydrazine based engine.

As for buying Rocket engines. Nasa bought the RD-180 from the Russians in the 90s to use in its EELV and Atlas programs. The South Koreans also recently bought a Russian engine to use in their launch vehicle.