CE-7.5

CE-7.5

CE-7.5

Cryogenic rocket engine developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation

The CE-7.5 is a cryogenic rocket engine developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation to power the upper stage of its GSLV Mk-2 launch vehicle. The engine was developed as a part of the Cryogenic Upper Stage Project (CUSP). It replaced the KVD-1 (RD-56) Russian cryogenic engine that powered the upper stage of GSLV Mk-1.[3]

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Overview

CE-7.5 is a regeneratively-cooled, variable-thrust, fuel-rich staged combustion cycle rocket engine.[4][5]

Specifications

The specifications and key characteristics of the engine are:

  • Operating Cycle – Staged combustion[6]
  • Propellant Combination – LOX / LH2[7]
  • Maximum thrust (Vacuum) – 73.55 kN[8]
  • Operating Thrust Range (as demonstrated during GSLV Mk2 D5 flight) – 73.55 kN to 82 kN [2][9]
  • Engine Specific Impulse - 454 ± 3 seconds (4.452 ± 0.029 km/s)[4][6]
  • Engine Burn Duration (Nom) – 720 seconds[8]
  • Propellant Mass – 12,800 kg[8]
  • Two independent regulators: thrust control and mixture ratio control[7]
  • Steering during thrust: provided by two gimballed steering engines[7]

Development

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) formally started the Cryogenic Upper Stage Project in 1994.[10] The engine successfully completed the Flight Acceptance Hot Test in 2008,[6] and was integrated with propellant tanks, third-stage structures and associated feed lines for the first launch. The first flight attempt took place in April 2010 during the GSLV Mk.II D3/GSAT-3 mission. The engine ignited, but the ignition did not sustain as the Fuel Booster Turbo Pump (FBTP) shut down after reaching a speed of about 34,500 rpm 480 milliseconds after ignition, due to the FBTP being starved of Liquid Hydrogen (LH2).[2] On 27 March 2013 the engine was successfully tested under vacuum conditions. The engine performed as expected and was qualified to power the third stage of the GSLV Mk-2 rocket. On 5 January 2014 the cryogenic engine performed successfully and launched the GSAT-14 satellite in the GSLV-D5/GSAT-14 mission.[11][12]

Applications

CE-7.5 is being used in the third stage of ISRO's GSLV Mk.II rocket.[13]

See also

References

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    "GSLV MkIII, the next milestone". Frontline. 7 February 2014.
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    "GSLV-D5". ISRO. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
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    "GSLV-D5 launch video – CE-7.5 thrust was uprated by 9.5% to 82 kN and then brought back to nominal thrust of 73.55 kN". Doordarshan National TV. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021.
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    "How ISRO developed the indigenous cryogenic engine". The Economic Times.
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    "GSLV - Isro". Archived from the original on 4 September 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
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