Profile

Dr. V Narayanan, who is an authority in Cryogenic Propulsion, is currently Director of Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) of ISRO. He is an Alumni of Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur and has taken his M.Tech with First Rank in Cryogenic Engineering and Ph.D in Aerospace Engineering. He is the recipient of Distinguished Alumnus Award by IIT Kharagpur in the year 2018. He is also awarded Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science (D.Sc) by Sathyabama University, Chennai in the year 2017. Dr. Narayanan is a Fellow of Indian National Academy of Engineering (FINAE) and Member of Space Propulsion Committee of International Astronautical Federation (IAF) and Member in various National and International Professional Bodies.

Title of the Talk

PROPULSION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT FOR INDIAN SPACE PROGRAMME; PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE

Abstract

The development of Propulsion Systems in ISRO for the sounding rockets started in the early sixties and the first sounding rocket launch with ISRO’s rocket motor was accomplished on 20th November 1967. During the last six decades ISRO has developed world-class chemical propulsion systems for Launch vehicles and Satellites. Recently demonstrated Air-breathing Propulsion System technology. Currently developments are going on in the area of Electric Propulsion for spacecrafts, High thrust Semi-Cryogenic Propulsion for Launch vehicles and throttleable propulsion systems for Gaganyaan Programme. Details of developments in the Earth-to-Orbit and in-orbit propulsion systems are addressed in this paper.