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The ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC; தமிழ்:இந்திய செயற்கைகோள் ஆராய்ச்சி நிறுவனத்தின் ஏவுகனை உந்துவிசை ஆய்வுக்கூடம்; Hindi: भारतीय अंतरिक्ष अनुसंधान संगठन प्रणोदन समूह; Bengali: ইসরো চালক ভবন), located at Mahendragiri of Tamil Nadu, is an Indian Space Research Organisation 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, Valiamala in Thiruvananthapuram of Kerala. It was elevated as IPRC with effect from February 1, 2014.
It is one of the ISRO centres that could be called as the "Jet Propulsion Laboratory of India" as all stage and engine related tests of ISRO's launch vehicles and satellites are carried out here. It has a cosmopolitan environment with people from all parts of India working to realize a common goal for India's success in all its launch vehicle programmes.
Facilities
Following activities are currently carried out at IPRC: