Chandrayaan-3: ISRO successfully conducts test of key rocket engine

flight acceptance hot test of CE-20 cryogenic engine that will power cryogenic upper st of launch vehicle for Chandrayaan-3 mission was successfully conducted, according to Indian Research Organisation.

hot test was carried out for a planned duration of 25 seconds at High Altitude Test Facility of ISRO Propulsion Complex at Mahendragiri in Tamil Nu on February 24, Bengaluru-hequartered national ncy said.

"All propulsion parameters during test were found satisfactory and closely matched with predictions," an ISRO statement said on Monday.

cryogenic engine will be furr integrated with propellant tanks, st structures and associated fluid lines to realise fully-integrated flight cryogenic st, ISRO said.

Earlier this year, Chandrayaan-3 lander successfully underwent EMI/EMC test at U R Rao Satellite Centre here.

EMI-EMC (Electro - Magnetic Interference/ Electro - Magnetic Compatibility) test is conducted for satellite missions to ensure functionality of satellite subsystems in environment and ir compatibility with expected electromagnetic levels, it was ted.

"This test is a major milestone in realisation of satellites," ISRO h said.

Chandrayaan-3 interplanetary mission has three major modules: propulsion module, lander module, and a rover. mission's complexity calls for establishing rio-frequency (RF) communication links between modules.

During Chandrayaan-3 lander EMI/EC test, launcher compatibility, antenna polarisation of all RF systems, standalone auto compatibility tests for orbital and powered descent mission phases, and lander and rover compatibility tests for post landing mission phase were ensured, according to ISRO.

Chandrayaan-3 is a follow-on mission to Chandrayaan-2 to demonstrate end-to-end capability in safe landing and roving on lunar surface. ISRO plans to launch mission in June.

It will be launched by Launch Vehicle Mark 3 (LVM3) from Satish Dhawan Centre in Sriharikota (Andhra Presh).

propulsion module will carry lander and rover configuration till 100 km lunar orbit. propulsion module has Spectro-polarimetry of Habitable Planet Earth (SHAPE) paylo to study spectral and polari metric measurements of Earth from lunar orbit.