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Tuesday, 6 October 2015

Ariane 5

Ariane 5 is a heavy lift launch vehicle that is part of the Ariane rocket family,used to deliver payloads into geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) or low Earth orbit (LEO) The Ariane 5 is an expendable  launch Vehicle that is being operated by Arianespace. Atrium, an EADS company, is the prime contractor for the Vehicle and is responsible for assembly of the rockets. Atrium is the leader of various sub-contractors that contribute components of the vehicle. Ariane 5 rockets are manufactured under the authority of the European Space Agency (ESA) and CNES .

Saturday, 3 October 2015

CE-7.5

The CE-7.5 is a cryogenic rocket engine developed by Indian Space Research Organisation .The engine was developed as a part of the Cryogenic Upper Stage Project (CUSP) . It replaced the Russian  KVD-1  cryogenic engine which  powered the upper stage stage of gslv mk.1 .

CE-20

 

CE-20 is a cryogenic rocket engine being developed by the Liquid Propulsion Systems Center a subsidy of ISRO. It is developed to power the upper stage of GSLV-Mk.3  .It is a first  Indian cryogenic engine to feature a gas generator cycle .  It burns a mixture of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen and generates a thrust of  200kn. Its thrust can set between 180 kn to 220 kn  .

Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III

Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III is a launch vehicle  under development by Indian
Space Research Organisation  . It is  designed   to   launch  heavy  communication  satellites  into geosynchronous transfer orbit and also for Indian crew vehicle in future . It will enable india to lauch
heavy communication satellites and end its reliance on  European Ariane 5 launcher.

Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle

Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV)  is a launch vehicle operated by Indian space research organization .  It was designed to launch 2 Ton class of  insat  class of communication satellites to geosynchronous transfer orbit for which India was dependent on US and Europe .