GSLV Mk III / LVM3

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expendable launch system heavy-lift launch vehicle orbital launch vehicle

GSLV Mk III, also known as LVM3, is India’s heavy-lift launch vehicle designed to carry large communication satellites to geostationary orbit and support crewed space missions.

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instanceOf expendable launch system →
heavy-lift launch vehicle →
orbital launch vehicle →
abbreviation GSLV Mk III / LVM3 →
surface form: "Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III"
agencyProgramme Indian human spaceflight programme →
alsoKnownAs LVM3 →
commercialLaunchProvider NewSpace India Limited →
configuration three-stage launch vehicle →
countryOfOrigin India →
designedFor crewed spacecraft launch capability →
developmentAgency Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre →
Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre →
expansion Launch Vehicle Mark 3 →
fairingDiameter about 5 metres →
family Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle →
surface form: "GSLV launch vehicle family"
firstFlight 18 December 2014 →
firstFlightType suborbital test flight →
firstOrbitalFlight 5 June 2017 →
firstOrbitalMission GSAT-19 →
firstStageDesignation S200 →
firstStageType solid rocket motor →
gtoPayloadCapacity about 4 tonnes →
height about 43 metres →
launchAzimuthRange equatorial to geosynchronous orbits →
launchedPayload OneWeb satellites →
launchPad Second Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre →
launchSite Satish Dhawan Space Centre →
leoPayloadCapacity about 8 tonnes →
liftOffMass about 640 tonnes →
manufacturer Indian Space Research Organisation →
marketedAs LVM3 for commercial launches →
notableMission Chandrayaan-2 →
Chandrayaan-3 →
Gaganyaan test missions →
operator Indian Space Research Organisation →
primaryRole launching communication satellites to geostationary transfer orbit →
propulsionType solid, liquid, and cryogenic stages →
reliabilityRecord multiple successful orbital missions →
secondaryRole supporting crewed space missions →
secondStageDesignation L110 →
secondStagePropellant UH25 and nitrogen tetroxide →
secondStageType liquid engine stage →
status operational →
strapOnBoosters two S200 solid rocket boosters →
successorTo GSLV Mk II for heavier payloads →
thirdStageDesignation C25 →
thirdStageEngine CE-20 cryogenic engine →
thirdStagePropellant liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen →
thirdStageType cryogenic upper stage →
usedFor GSLV Mk III / LVM3 →
surface form: "ISRO Gaganyaan programme"
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GSLV Mk III / LVM3 → abbreviation → GSLV Mk III / LVM3 →
subject surface form: "GSLV Mk III"
this entity surface form: "Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III"
this entity surface form: "GSLV Mk III"
Chandrayaan-2 → launchVehicle → GSLV Mk III / LVM3 →
this entity surface form: "GSLV Mk III-M1"
Satish Dhawan Space Centre → launches → GSLV Mk III / LVM3 →
this entity surface form: "GSLV Mk III"
GSLV Mk III / LVM3 → usedFor → GSLV Mk III / LVM3 →
subject surface form: "GSLV Mk III"
this entity surface form: "ISRO Gaganyaan programme"
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