Vikas family
ISRO Vikas family of hypergolic liquid-rocket engines used across PSLV and GSLV stages. ISRO’s GSLV Mk II page identifies a newer higher-chamber-pressure Vikas for GS2 with 846 kN nominal thrust and 150 s burn, plus four Vikas-powered L40 liquid strap-ons; exact submodel boundaries remain at the vehicle-configuration layer.
Identity
- Aliases
- VikasL40 VikasGS2 VikasL40H Vikas
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Identity Level
- family
- Kind
- liquid-rocket-engine
- Name
- Vikas family
- Status
- active
Details
- Description
- ISRO Vikas family of hypergolic liquid-rocket engines used across PSLV and GSLV stages. ISRO’s GSLV Mk II page identifies a newer higher-chamber-pressure Vikas for GS2 with 846 kN nominal thrust and 150 s burn, plus four Vikas-powered L40 liquid strap-ons; exact submodel boundaries remain at the vehicle-configuration layer.
- Developers
- Manufacturers
- Propellants
- UH25dinitrogen tetroxide
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.isro.gov.in/GSLV_CON.html
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 08:45:14 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 22:58:32 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-07-29
- Note
- Supports the legacy vehicle installation and the narrow canonical identity used for migration.
- Publisher
- Official vehicle or program source
- Title
- Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk II official vehicle reference
- Accessed Date
- 2026-07-29
- Note
- Supports the legacy vehicle installation and the narrow canonical identity used for migration.
- Publisher
- Official vehicle or program source
- Title
- LVM3 official vehicle reference
- Accessed Date
- 2026-07-29
- Note
- Supports the legacy vehicle installation and the narrow canonical identity used for migration.
- Publisher
- Official vehicle or program source
- Title
- Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle QL official vehicle reference
- Accessed Date
- 2026-07-29
- Note
- Supports the legacy vehicle installation and the narrow canonical identity used for migration.
- Publisher
- Official vehicle or program source
- Title
- Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle G official vehicle reference
- Accessed Date
- 2026-07-29
- Note
- Supports the legacy vehicle installation and the narrow canonical identity used for migration.
- Publisher
- Official vehicle or program source
- Title
- Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk I official vehicle reference