PSLV launch vehicle family

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The PSLV launch vehicle family is a series of reliable, medium-lift Indian rockets developed by ISRO, primarily used to place satellites into polar and sun-synchronous orbits.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf expendable launch system
launch vehicle family
abbreviation PSLV
agency Department of Space (India)
surface form: Department of Space, Government of India
class medium-lift launch vehicle
countryOfOrigin India
developedByAgency Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre
surface form: ISRO Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre
developer Indian Space Research Organisation
firstFlightDate 1993-09-20
firstFlightPayload IRS-1E
firstFlightVehicle PSLV-D1
firstStagePropellant solid
fourthStagePropellant liquid
fullName Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
launchConfiguration strap-on booster variants
launchServiceCustomer Indian Space Research Organisation
surface form: ISRO

international commercial customers
launchSite Satish Dhawan Space Centre
manufacturer Indian Space Research Organisation
notableFeature capable of multi-satellite deployments
high reliability record among Indian launch vehicles
notableMission PSLV-C11
surface form: PSLV-C11 Chandrayaan-1 mission

Mars Orbiter Mission
surface form: PSLV-C25 Mars Orbiter Mission

PSLV-C37 104 satellites launch
notableVariant PSLV-CA
PSLV-DL
PSLV-DL
surface form: PSLV-QL

PSLV-QM
PSLV-XL
numberOfStages 4
operator Indian Space Research Organisation
orbitType Sun-synchronous orbit
low Earth orbit
polar orbit
sub-GTO orbit
primaryLaunchSite First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre
surface form: Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad

Second Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre
surface form: Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad
propulsionType solid and liquid stages
record launched 104 satellites in a single mission on PSLV-C37
relatedProgram GSLV launch vehicle family
secondStagePropellant liquid
status operational
successorInRole SSLV for small payloads
thirdStagePropellant solid
usedFor launching Earth observation satellites
launching interplanetary missions
launching navigation satellites
launching small satellites
placing satellites into Sun-synchronous orbits
placing satellites into polar orbits

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Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle abbreviation PSLV launch vehicle family
this entity surface form: PSLV
Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle family PSLV launch vehicle family
INSAT series launchVehicleUsed PSLV launch vehicle family
this entity surface form: PSLV
IRS series launchVehicleUsed PSLV launch vehicle family
this entity surface form: PSLV
Kailasavadivoo Sivan notableWork PSLV launch vehicle family
this entity surface form: PSLV launch vehicle missions
First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre usedByRocket PSLV launch vehicle family
this entity surface form: PSLV
SDSC launchVehicle PSLV launch vehicle family
this entity surface form: PSLV
SHAR usedByLaunchVehicle PSLV launch vehicle family
this entity surface form: PSLV
Solid Propellant Space Booster Plant supportsProgram PSLV launch vehicle family
this entity surface form: PSLV
PSLV-CA familyVariantOf PSLV launch vehicle family
this entity surface form: PSLV