ISRO successfully tests solid rocket booster for Gaganyaan programme

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Category : Science and Tech Published on: May 17 2022

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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully carried out the static test of the HS200 solid rocket booster.
This rocket was launched at 7:20 am from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
Designed and developed by the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) in Thiruvananthapuram over two years, the HS200 booster is rocket boosters used on the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk-III (GSLV Mk-III), also called the LVM3.
The HS200 is a 20-metre-long booster witha diameter of 3.2 metres and is the world’s second largest operational booster using solid propellants.

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ISRO successfully tests solid rocket booster for Gaganyaan programme