s ▁single ▁K VD - 1 ▁engine . ▁ ▁The ▁satellite ▁subsequently ▁used ▁its ▁own ▁prop ulsion ▁to ▁get ▁to ▁the ▁planned ▁orbit . ▁ ▁Because ▁of ▁this ▁the ▁useful ▁life ▁of ▁the ▁satellite ▁was ▁short ened . ▁ ▁San ctions ▁im posed ▁by ▁United ▁States ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁an ▁agreement ▁was ▁signed ▁between ▁India ▁and ▁Russia ▁for ▁technology ▁transfer ▁to ▁India ▁so ▁that ▁K VD - 1 ▁engines ▁can ▁be ▁built ▁ind igen ously ▁in ▁India . ▁But ▁later ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁US ▁im posed ▁san ctions ▁on ▁IS RO ▁and ▁G lav k os mos ▁saying ▁it ▁void s ▁the ▁Miss ile ▁Technology ▁Control ▁Reg ime . ▁After ▁suffering ▁set back ▁in ▁this ▁case ▁IS RO ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁develop ▁its ▁own ▁cry ogen ic ▁programme . ▁ ▁Fe atures ▁The ▁engine ▁was ▁single ▁chamber ▁fue led ▁ro cket ▁which ▁could ▁be ▁used ▁as ▁cry ogen ic ▁engines ▁for ▁launch ing ▁of ▁space craft s ▁that ▁could ▁be ▁put ▁in ▁elli pt ical ▁and ▁ge ost ation ary ▁or bits . ▁Un f uel led ▁mass ▁ ▁: ▁ 2 8 2   kg ▁( 6 2 1   lb ). ▁Height ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁: ▁ 2 . 1 4 ▁m ▁Diam eter ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁: ▁ 1 . 5 6 ▁m ▁Specific ▁imp ulse : ▁ 4 6 2 ▁seconds ▁Th rust : ▁ 6 9 . 6 0   k N ▁( 1 5 , 6 4 7   l bf )