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PSLV Series Rocket

PSLV

Operational

Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) is the third generation launch vehicle of India. It is a highly reliable, versatile workhorse launcher which has launched national, scientific, and hundreds of foreign customer satellites.

Vehicle Specifications

Height

44.0 m

Diameter

2.8 m

Lift-off Mass

320 tonnes

Booster Stages

4 Stages

Payload (LEO)

3800.0 kg

Payload (GTO)

1425.0 kg

Modular Booster Stages

S1

Stage 1

Solid Booster

Provides massive thrust at lift-off utilizing advanced HTPB solid propellants.

S2

Stage 2

Liquid Core

High-efficiency liquid engine powering the vehicle through atmospheric climb.

S3

Stage 3

Cryogenic Stage

Highly advanced cryogenic upper stage for precise orbital injection in GTO.

S4

Stage 4

Cryogenic Stage

Highly advanced cryogenic upper stage for precise orbital injection in GTO.

Customer Satellites Carried (53)

BIRD

Country: GERMANY
92 kg

KITSAT-3

Country: REPUBLIC OF KOREA
110 kg

DLR-TUBSAT

Country: Germany
45 kg

PROBA

Country: BELGIUM
94 kg

LAPAN-TUBSAT

Country: INDONESIA
56 kg

PEHUENSAT-1

Country: ARGENTINA
6 kg

AGILE

Country: ITALY
350 kg

TESCAR

Country: ISRAEL
300 kg

CAN-X2

Country: CANADA
7 kg

CUTE-1.7

Country: JAPAN
5 kg

AAUSAT-II

Country: DENMARK
3 kg

COMPASS-I

Country: GERMANY
3 kg

SEEDS

Country: JAPAN
3 kg

NLSS

Country: CANADA
16 kg

RUBIN-8

Country: GERMANY
8 kg

DELFI-C3

Country: THE NETHERLANDS
6.5 kg

CUBESAT-1

Country: GERMANY
1 kg

CUBESAT-2

Country: GERMANY
1 kg

CUBESAT-4

Country: SWITZERLAND
1 kg

RUBIN-9.1

Country: GERMANY
1 kg

RUBIN-9.2

Country: GERMANY
1 kg

CUBESAT-3

Country: TURKEY
1 kg

ALSAT-2A

Country: ALGERIA
116 kg

NLS6.1 AISSAT-1

Country: NORWAY
6.5 kg

NLS6.2 TISAT-1

Country: SWITZERLAND
1 kg

X-SAT

Country: SINGAPORE
106 kg

VesselSat-1

Country: LUXEMBOURG
28.7 kg

SPOT-6

Country: FRANCE
712 kg

PROITERES

Country: JAPAN
15 kg

SAPPHIRE

Country: CANADA
148 kg

SPOT-7

Country: FRANCE
714 kg

AISAT

Country: GERMANY
14 kg

NLS7.1(CAN-X4)

Country: CANADA
15 kg

NLS7.2(CAN-X5)

Country: CANADA
15 kg

VELOX-1

Country: SINGAPORE
7 kg

DMC3-1

Country: UK
447 kg

DMC3-2

Country: UK
447 kg

DMC3-3

Country: UK
447 kg

CBNT-1

Country: UK
91 kg

De-OrbitSail

Country: UK
7 kg

LAPAN-A2

Country: INDONESIA
76 kg

NLS-14(Ev9)

Country: CANADA
14 kg

LEMUR-1

Country: USA
7 kg

LEMUR-2

Country: USA
7 kg

LEMUR-3

Country: USA
7 kg

LEMUR-4

Country: USA
7 kg

TeLEOS

Country: SINGAPORE
400 kg

Kent Ridge-I

Country: SINGAPORE
78 kg

VELOX-C1

Country: SINGAPORE
123 kg

VELOX-II

Country: SINGAPORE
13 kg

Galassia

Country: SINGAPORE
3.4 kg

AMAZONIA-1

Country: BRAZIL
637 kg

Athenoxat-I

Country: SINGAPORE
PSLV

Launch Roster Performance

94.8%Success
First Flight LaunchSeptember 20, 1993
Total Mission Runs58
Successful Missions55
Failed Missions3

Mission Status

This launcher configuration is categorized under Active Launch Roster Fleet. It remains one of the fundamental benchmarks of ISRO's satellite deployment program.

PSLV — ISRO Launch Vehicle Specification