Hindustan Aeronautics Limited announced that it had delivered the largest-ever cryogenic propellant tank (C32 LH2) fabricated by the state-run company to the Indian Space Research Organisation.
Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020
Key-Points
The main goal of launch vehicle designers is to increase a launch vehicle’s weight-lifting ability while being mindful of its reliability and cost
ISRO made history on 5 June 2017 when it launched the Mk III variant of its GSLV to the Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO)
Yet, the Ariane 5 rocket, along with Delta IV Heavy, firmly remained key components required for ISRO to launch heavier communication satellites into orbit.
The C32-LH2 tank is a developmental cryogenic propellant tank of aluminium alloy designed for improving the payload capability of GSLV MK-III launching vehicle of ISRO.
The tank designed by HAL can load 5755 kg propellant fuel in the 89 cubic meter volume. Even earlier HAL had partnered with ISRO to supply satellite structures for the PSLV, GSLV Mark II and III launch vehicles.
Cryogenic fuels are fuels that require storage at extremely low temperatures in order to maintain them in a liquid state.
These fuels are used in machinery that operates in space because ordinary fuel cannot be used there due to the very low temperatures often encountered in space, and due to absence of an environment that supports combustion.
Cryogenic fuels most often constitute liquefied gases such as liquid hydrogen.
