PSLV
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PSLV (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle) is India’s highly reliable medium-lift launch vehicle developed by ISRO, widely used to deploy satellites into polar and other Earth orbits and to support interplanetary missions.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
expendable launch system
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launch vehicle ⓘ medium-lift launch vehicle ⓘ |
| commercialUse | used to launch foreign satellites ⓘ |
| configurationVariant |
Core Alone configuration
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DL configuration ⓘ PSLV-CA NERFINISHED ⓘ PSLV-G NERFINISHED ⓘ PSLV-XL NERFINISHED ⓘ QL configuration ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| customerBase | multiple international space agencies and companies ⓘ |
| designGoal | to place remote sensing satellites into sun-synchronous polar orbits ⓘ |
| developer | Indian Space Research Organisation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diameter | about 2.8 m ⓘ |
| fairingType | payload fairing for multiple satellite configurations ⓘ |
| family | PSLV family ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 1993-09-20 ⓘ |
| firstStageEngine | S139 solid rocket motor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstSuccessfulFlightDate | 1994-10-15 ⓘ |
| followedBy | GSLV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fourthStageEngine | PS-4 engine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| guidanceSystem | inertial navigation system with onboard computer ⓘ |
| height | about 44 m ⓘ |
| launchFrequency | regularly used for commercial and domestic launches ⓘ |
| launchMass | about 320000 kg ⓘ |
| launchSite | Satish Dhawan Space Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Indian Space Research Organisation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionTypeSupported |
Earth observation missions
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communication satellite missions ⓘ interplanetary missions ⓘ navigation satellite missions ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
high reliability
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versatility in orbit insertion ⓘ |
| notableRecord | launched 104 satellites in a single mission (PSLV-C37) ⓘ |
| operator | Indian Space Research Organisation ⓘ |
| orbitTypeSupported |
geosynchronous transfer orbit
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low Earth orbit ⓘ polar orbit ⓘ sub-GTO missions ⓘ sun-synchronous orbit ⓘ |
| payloadToGTO | about 1300 kg ⓘ |
| payloadToLEO | about 3800 kg ⓘ |
| payloadToSSO | about 1750 kg ⓘ |
| precededBy | ASLV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLaunchPad |
First Launch Pad, SDSC SHAR
GENERATED
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Second Launch Pad, SDSC SHAR GENERATED ⓘ |
| propellantTypeFirstStage | solid ⓘ |
| propellantTypeFourthStage | liquid ⓘ |
| propellantTypeSecondStage | liquid ⓘ |
| propellantTypeThirdStage | solid ⓘ |
| relatedProgram | Indian space program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reliability | considered highly reliable ⓘ |
| role | workhorse launch vehicle of ISRO ⓘ |
| secondStageEngine | Vikas engine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | ISRO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stages | 4 ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| successRate | high ⓘ |
| usedForMission |
Cartosat series satellites
NERFINISHED
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Chandrayaan-1 NERFINISHED ⓘ IRNSS / NavIC satellites NERFINISHED ⓘ Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan) NERFINISHED ⓘ Oceansat series satellites NERFINISHED ⓘ RISAT series satellites NERFINISHED ⓘ multiple international small satellites ⓘ |
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