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    ISRO's indigenous cryogenic engine test successful

    Boosting power can be significantly enhanced by strap-on auxiliary motors, but the paradox is bigger the core stage or more the number of strap-on, the heavier the rocket becomes at take-off stage and more chance of failures.
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    ISRO's indigenous cryogenic engine test successful

    Obviously, US's Delta IV heavy lift rocket is on your mind; but that phenomenal lift capacity doesn't come from cryogenic 2nd stage (110Kn thrust cf. GSLV MK3's 186Kn). It is the massive common booster core (CBC) liquid motor (134 ft tall, 3312Kn thrust) that provides the sinew.
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    ISRO's indigenous cryogenic engine test successful

    "Only 4000kg payload"? Heaviest communication sattelite made by India was GSAT-10 launched by a French Ariane rocket. That weighed 3100 kg !!
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    ISRO's indigenous cryogenic engine test successful

    Cryogenic Engine for Rocket Undergoes Crucial Test Published February 20, 2016 SOURCE:Express News Service The high-performance India-made cryogenic engine meant for the hefty GSLV Mk-III rocket (LVM3) successfully underwent a 640-second firing at the ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC) at...
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    ISRO's indigenous cryogenic engine test successful

    Cryogenic Engine for Rocket Undergoes Crucial Test Published February 20, 2016 SOURCE:Express News Service The high-performance India-made cryogenic engine meant for the hefty GSLV Mk-III rocket (LVM3) successfully underwent a 640-second firing at the ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC) at...
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