Chennai, Apr 3 (UNI) The Coimbatore-based Lakshmi Machine Works (LMW) on
Wednesday handed over India's largest composite Ogive Payload Fairing for
GSLV-MkIII to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
The Ogive Payload Fairing for GSLV MK - III built by Lakshmi Machine Works Advance
Technology Centre (ATC) in Coimbatore.
In a social media post, LMW said "LMW ATC handed over India's largest composite
Ogive Payload Fairing for GSLV MKIII to ISRO Chairman today".
It said "A big congratulations to LMW ATC team and thanks CMD, LMW Mr. Sanjay
Jayavarthanavelu and Chairman, ISRO Shri S Somanath for making this possible.
#MadeInIndia #SpaceTech".
The LMW ATC, which caters to space and aerospace sectors, has delivered a 5-m
diameter Ogive Payload Fairing to ISRO for GSLV MK-III, it added.
The company, with its metallics and composites divisions, has built the payload fairing,
which carries satellites to the orbit. It is made of carbon composites and is 10.75 metres
tall.
In February, it delivered a flight critical “4-m diameter hat stiffened composite equipment
bay shroud” to the ISRO for the upcoming Gaganyaan Mission.
LMW-ATC also conducted assembly, structural testing, and non-destructive testing of
composite tubular members of the Inter Tank Structure of the C 25 cryogenic upper stage
for Chandrayaan-3.
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