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The core of the first stage is fired with solid fuel and its two motors by liquid fuel. The booster fired for 130 seconds and had nominal performance. The thrust powers of semi-cryogenic or cryogenic engines are higher than that of engines fired with solid fuel. The rocket will use an indigenous Cryogenic rocket stage. The rocket powered by its own cryogenic engine at the upper stage placed communication satellite GSAT-19 weighing 3,136 km or 3.1 tonne. Agreeing that the GSLV Mk III payload to GTO as compared to other rockets is less, G. Ayyappan, Project Director, GSLV Mk III, cited a couple of reasons for it. For instance, Japan's H-IIB rocket weighs 531 tonne but can place an eight-tonne rocket in GTO. Citing the example of Japanese H-IIB rocket, Ayyappan said the Japanese use lot of composite materials to make the rocket more efficient and light weight.
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