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ISRO successfully tests solid rocket booster for Gaganyaan programme

Category : Science and Tech
Published on: May 17 2022 Share on facebook

  • 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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