Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
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The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) is India’s highly reliable, medium-lift launch vehicle used by ISRO to place satellites into polar, Sun-synchronous, and other orbits, and is known for launching multiple satellites in a single mission.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
expendable launch vehicle
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medium-lift launch vehicle ⓘ orbital launch vehicle ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
PSLV launch vehicle family
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surface form:
PSLV
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| capability | launching multiple satellites in a single mission ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| designer | Indian Space Research Organisation ⓘ |
| developer | Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre ⓘ |
| family | PSLV launch vehicle family ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1993-09-20 ⓘ |
| firstFlightLaunchSite | Satish Dhawan Space Centre ⓘ |
| firstFlightMission | PSLV-D1 ⓘ |
| launchConfiguration | four-stage launch vehicle ⓘ |
| launchedMission |
Cartosat series satellites
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Chandrayaan-1 ⓘ IRNSS satellites ⓘ Mars Orbiter Mission ⓘ NavIC satellites ⓘ RISAT series satellites ⓘ |
| launchMarket |
Indian government payloads
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international commercial customers ⓘ |
| launchPad |
First Launch Pad
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Second Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre ⓘ
surface form:
Second Launch Pad
|
| launchSite | Satish Dhawan Space Centre ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Indian Space Research Organisation ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
high reliability record among Indian launch vehicles
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used for commercial satellite launches ⓘ used to launch interplanetary missions ⓘ |
| notableRecord | launched over 100 satellites in a single mission (PSLV-C37) ⓘ |
| operator | Indian Space Research Organisation ⓘ |
| orbitTypesSupported |
Sun-synchronous orbit
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low Earth orbit ⓘ polar orbit ⓘ sub-Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
placing satellites into Sun-synchronous orbit
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placing satellites into polar orbit ⓘ |
| propellantStage1 | HTPB-based solid propellant ⓘ |
| propellantStage2 | UH25 and nitrogen tetroxide ⓘ |
| propellantStage3 | HTPB-based solid propellant ⓘ |
| propellantStage4 | MMH and MON-3 ⓘ |
| stage1Type | solid rocket motor ⓘ |
| stage2Type | liquid rocket engine ⓘ |
| stage3Type | solid rocket motor ⓘ |
| stage4Type | liquid rocket engine ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| usedByAgency |
Indian Space Research Organisation
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surface form:
ISRO
|
| variant |
Core Alone configuration
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DL variant ⓘ PSLV-CA ⓘ PSLV-G ⓘ PSLV-XL ⓘ QL variant ⓘ |
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