ISRO Propulsion Complex

ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC)
ISRO Propulsion Complex is located in Tamil Nadu
ISRO Propulsion Complex
Location of Mahendragiri in Tirunelveli district
Agency overview
JurisdictionDepartment of Space
HeadquartersMahendragiri, Tirunelveli district
8°16′57″N 77°33′57″E / 8.2825479°N 77.5658637°E / 8.2825479; 77.5658637
Employees600+
Annual budgetSee the budget of ISRO
Agency executive
  • J. Asir Packiaraj [1], Director
Parent agencyISRO
Websitewww.iprc.gov.in
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The ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC), located at Mahendragiri of Tamil Nadu, is an Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) centre involved in testing, assembling, and integrating propulsion systems and stages that are developed at ISRO's Liquid Propulsion Systems Centres. Formerly, IPRC was known as LPSC, Mahendragiri, functioning under LPSC. It was elevated as an independent centre and renamed as IPRC with effect from 1 February 2014.[2][3]

The complex is situated near Panagudi in Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu.[4]

It is one of the ISRO centres that could be called as the "Jet Propulsion Laboratory of India" as all liquid, cryogenic and semicryogenic stage and engine related tests of ISRO's launch vehicles and satellites are carried out here.[5]

  1. ^ About IPRC[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ "ISRO Centres - ISRO". www.isro.gov.in. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  3. ^ "LPSC at Mahendragiri elevated". The Hindu. 1 February 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Swadeshi success". Frontline. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  5. ^ "LPSC Mahendragiri to function as independent unit: Minister". Press Trust of India. 31 January 2014 – via Business Standard.