ISRO conducts 1st ignition test of LME-1100 rocket engine gas generator

ISRO has successfully conducted the first ignition test of the full-scale gas generator for its 1,100-kilonewton LME-1100 methane-powered rocket engine. The complete engine is expected to be ready by mid-2027. It has also completed design of a more powerful 2,400-kilonewton liquid oxygen-methane engine using full-flow staged combustion technology similar to technology used by SpaceX, reports said.