ISRO Propulsion Complex

ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC)
Agency overview

Jurisdiction	Department of Space
Headquarters	Mahendragiri
Annual budget	See the budget of ISRO
Agency executive	S Rakesh, Director
Parent agency	ISRO
Website	isro.gov.in iprc.gov.in

The ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC; தமிழ்:இந்திய செயற்கைகோள் ஆராய்ச்சி நிறுவனத்தின் ஏவுகனை உந்துவிசை ஆய்வுக்கூடம்; Hindi: भारतीय अंतरिक्ष अनुसंधान संगठन प्रणोदन समूह), located at Mahendragiri of Tamil Nadu, is an Indian Space Research Organisation centre involved in testing, assembling, and integrating propulsion systems and stages that are developed at ISRO's Liquid Propulsion Systems Centres. Formerly, IPRC was known as LPSC, Mahendragiri, functioning under LPSC, Valiamala in Thiruvananthapuram of Kerala. It was elevated as IPRC with effect from February 01, 2014.^[1]^[2]^[3]

It is one of the ISRO centres that could be called as the "Jet Propulsion Laboratory of India" as all stage and engine related tests of ISRO's launch vehicles and satellites are carried out here.^[4] It has a cosmopolitan environment with people from all parts of India working to realize a common goal for India's success in all its launch vehicle programmes.

Facilities

Following activities are currently carried out at IPRC:^[5]

Assembly, integration and testing of launch vehicle motors and stages
Servicing of launch vehicle motors and stages
Propellant storage
Sea level and high altitude tests of Vikas, PS2/GS2, PS4, L40, L110, S200, CE-7.5 and CE-20 cryogenic engines, and steering engines^[6]
L40 and CE-7.5 development and qualification tests
Assembly and integration of flight stages PS2/GS2, PS4, L40 for PSLV and GSLV missions
Assembly and integration of LAM engine and AOCS thruster for satellites

References

Indian space programme

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

Organisations

Programmes

Bhaskara
GAGAN
GSAT
INSAT
IRNSS
IRS
- Cartosat
RISAT
Rohini
SROSS
Chandrayaan
Human spaceflight programme
- Orbital Vehicle

Spacecraft

One-off missions	APPLE Aditya Aryabhata Astrosat HAMSAT IMS-1 Megha-Tropiques NISAR SARAL SAARC Satellite SRE SRE II Kalpana-1 CARE

Planetary missions	Chandrayaan-1 Chandrayaan-2 Mars Orbiter Mission Mangalyaan 2 Venus orbiter mission

Rockets

Orbital	SLV ASLV PSLV GSLV GSLV Mk.III

Suborbital	Rohini ATV

Concepts	ULV

Under development	RLV-TD

Facilities

See also

SAGA-220

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) facilities

Research and
construction facilities

Tracking and
control facilities

Launch centres

Associated
organisations

Institutions	National Atmospheric Research Laboratory Indian Institute of Astrophysics Physical Research Laboratory Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology Tata Institute of Fundamental Research National Natural Resources Management System Raman Research Institute

Government Organisations	Department of Space Defence Research and Development Organisation

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