The following ISRO launch is set for November 26 at 11.56 a.m.
On Saturday, the space agency will also launch eight nano satellites.
Up to 450 kilogrammes have just been added to ISRO's LVM3 rocket.

On November 26, the PSLV-C54/EOS-06 mission of the Indian Space Research Organization will launch from Sriharikota Spaceport with Oceansat-3 and eight micro satellites, including one from Bhutan. The national space agency said on Sunday that the launch is scheduled for Saturday at 11.56am.

Last week, ISRO revealed that a successful engine test had increased the LVM3 rocket, the heaviest rocket in India,'s payload capacity by up to 450 kg. The following ISRO launch is set for November 26 at 11.56 a.m. On Saturday, the space agency will also launch eight nano satellites. Upto 450 kilogrammes have just been added to ISRO's LVM3 rocket.

The indigenously created CE20 cryogenic engine for Launch Vehicle Mark 3 (LVM3) reportedly underwent a successful hot test on November 9 with an increased thrust level of 21.8 tonnes, according to a statement from the Indian Space Research Organisation, the nation's national space agency with its headquarters here.

With extra propellant loading, this will increase the LVM3's payload capacity to 450 kg, according to ISRO. Thrust Control Valve (TCV) for thrust control was added as one of this test article's most significant changes from earlier engines.

A four-ton class of satellites can be launched into geosynchronous transfer orbit using the three-stage LVM3, which has two solid motor strap-ons, a liquid propellant core stage, and a cryogenic stage.

Additionally, the engine was fitted for the first time with 3D printed LOX and LH2 turbine exhaust casings. The engine ran for the first 40 seconds of this test with a thrust level of about 20 tonnes, and then the thrust control valve was moved to boost the thrust level to 21.8 tonnes.