Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre
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The Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC)(Hindi
:द्रव नोदन प्रणाली केंद्र), located at three places, Valiyamala, near Nedumangad
in Thiruvananthapuram
District, Kerala
, Mahendragiri
in Thirunelveli District of Tamil Nadu and Bangaluru, Karnataka. It is a research centre under Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
Engaged in development of liquid and cryogenic propulsion stages for launch vehicles and auxiliary propulsion systems for both launch vehicles and satellites. Activities related to liquid propulsion stages, cryogenic propulsion stages and control systems for launch vehicles and spacecraft is done at Thiruvananthapuram
. The developmental and flight tests along with assembly and integration are done at Mahendragiri
, near Nagercoil
, in Tamil Nadu
. Precision fabrication facilities, development of transducers and integration of satellite propulsion systems are carried out at Bangalore
.
The development of liquid propellant stages for PSLV, control systems for SLV-3, ASLV
, PSLV and GSLV, satellite propulsion systems including those for INSAT and IRS and production of pressure transducers are done by the LPSC for India
. The LPSC has developed indigenous cryogenic upper stage for Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) which was successfully test fired by ISRO on August 4, 2007.
LPSC's current director is S. Ramakrishnan.
It has a cosmopolitan environment with people from all parts of India working to realise a common goal for India's success in all its launch vehicle programmes.
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
:द्रव नोदन प्रणाली केंद्र), located at three places, Valiyamala, near Nedumangad
Nedumangad
Nedumangad is a municipality in Thiruvananthapuram district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is located around 20 km to the north-east of Thiruvananthapuram city on the Thiruvananthapuram — Thenmala State Highway...
in Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram , formerly known as Trivandrum, is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala and the headquarters of the Thiruvananthapuram District. It is located on the west coast of India near the extreme south of the mainland...
District, Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
, Mahendragiri
Mahendragiri
Mahendragiri is the name of a hill in southern Tamil Nadu, near Nagercoil, in Kanyakumari district. It is part of the southern tip of the Western Ghats, with an elevation of ....
in Thirunelveli District of Tamil Nadu and Bangaluru, Karnataka. It is a research centre under Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
Engaged in development of liquid and cryogenic propulsion stages for launch vehicles and auxiliary propulsion systems for both launch vehicles and satellites. Activities related to liquid propulsion stages, cryogenic propulsion stages and control systems for launch vehicles and spacecraft is done at Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram , formerly known as Trivandrum, is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala and the headquarters of the Thiruvananthapuram District. It is located on the west coast of India near the extreme south of the mainland...
. The developmental and flight tests along with assembly and integration are done at Mahendragiri
Mahendragiri
Mahendragiri is the name of a hill in southern Tamil Nadu, near Nagercoil, in Kanyakumari district. It is part of the southern tip of the Western Ghats, with an elevation of ....
, near Nagercoil
Nagercoil
Nagercoil is the 12th largest city in the southernmost Indian state of Tamil Nadu and a municipality and administrative headquarters of Kanyakumari District...
, in Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
. Precision fabrication facilities, development of transducers and integration of satellite propulsion systems are carried out at Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
.
The development of liquid propellant stages for PSLV, control systems for SLV-3, ASLV
ASLV
Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle , was a 5-stage solid propellant rocket developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation to place 150 kg satellites into LEO. This project was started by India during the early 1980s to develop technologies needed for a payload to be placed into a...
, PSLV and GSLV, satellite propulsion systems including those for INSAT and IRS and production of pressure transducers are done by the LPSC for India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. The LPSC has developed indigenous cryogenic upper stage for Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) which was successfully test fired by ISRO on August 4, 2007.
LPSC's current director is S. Ramakrishnan.
LPSC Mahendragiri
It is one of the units of three units of LPSC and could be called as the "Jet Propulsion Laboratory of India" as all stage and engine related tests of ISRO's launch vehicle programmes are carried out here. It also conducts the test for the Satellite Engines. An indigenous liquid hydrogen plant was erected at this facility to supply fuel for the cryogenic upper stage of GSLV.It has a cosmopolitan environment with people from all parts of India working to realise a common goal for India's success in all its launch vehicle programmes.
LPSC Bangalore
This unit caters predominantly to propulsion requirements of satellite programmes of ISRO apart from development of indigenous sensors and transducers.Controversies
- Janata Dal (Secular)Janata Dal (Secular)The Janata Dal is a Centre-left ಕನ್ನಡ: ಜನತಾ ದಳIndian political party led by former Prime Minister of India H.D. Deve Gowda.The party recognized as state party in the states of Karnataka and Kerala . It was formed in July 1999 by the split of Janata Dal party. It has political presence mainly in...
led by its state president Mohd.Ismail agitated in front of LPSC Mahendragiri gate on 14-09-2010 for announcing it as a separate centre of ISRO. Presently, it is functioning under the unit of LPSC, Valiamala. Tamilians are discriminated from holding highest posts such as Director. They presented 15 Charter of Demands to administration. - Suthern Thirumalaikumar ex.MLA raised the question of tamils discrimination and questioned the rationale behind not announcing of Mahendragiri as a separate centre of ISRO in Tamil Nadu State Legislative Assembly in 2010.
- Social activist Karungal George, President, Tamilnadu Nadar Mahajana Sangam led an agitation infront of LPSC, Mahendragiri for announcing Mahendragiri as a separate centre of ISRO and wanted the government to intervene the discrimination of tamils by valiamala admin from holding higer posts, appointment of contractors\, etc
- Tamizhga Arasial biweekly tamil magazine published an article with respect to the discrimination of tamilains by Valiamala from promotions, higher posts, cultural representation, local people empowerment technical emancipation etc. It questioned the rationale behind the non-invitation of Smt.Jayallaitha TN CM during the openeing ceremony of National conference. This created a storm in Tamil Nadu.
See also
- Indian Space Research OrganisationIndian Space Research OrganisationThe Indian Space Research Organisation is an independent Indian governmental agency established in 1969 for the research and development of vehicles and activities for the exploration of space within and outside of Earth’s atmosphere. Headquartered in Bangalore...
- Vikram Sarabhai Space CentreVikram Sarabhai Space CentreThe Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre is a major space research centre of the Indian Space Research Organisation , focusing on rocket and space vehicles for India's satellite programme...
- Satish Dhawan Space CentreSatish Dhawan Space CentreThe Satish Dhawan Space Centre is the launch centre for the Indian Space Research Organisation . It is located in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India, north of Chennai in South India. It was originally called Sriharikota High Altitude Range , and was sometime known as Sriharikota Launching Range...
- Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology