PSLV developmental configuration

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The PSLV developmental configuration was the early test version of India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle used in its initial demonstration flights before the standard operational variants were finalized.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf launch vehicle configuration
test vehicle
abbreviation PSLV-DC NERFINISHED
agency ISRO NERFINISHED
controlSystem gimballed liquid engines on liquid stages
hydraulic thrust vector control on solid stages
countryOfOrigin India
countryOperator Republic of India NERFINISHED
designGoal qualification of PSLV systems
validation of multi-stage solid-liquid configuration
developedBy Indian Space Research Organisation NERFINISHED
family Indian expendable launch systems
firstStageEngineType solid rocket motor with strap-on boosters
firstStagePropellantType solid propellant
fourthStagePropellantType liquid propellant
guidanceType inertial guidance
launchCapability polar orbit
sun-synchronous orbit
launchEnvironment near-equatorial coastal launch site
launchPad First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre NERFINISHED
launchSite Satish Dhawan Space Centre NERFINISHED
launchVehicleFamily PSLV NERFINISHED
missionType orbital launch vehicle
operator Indian Space Research Organisation
orbitInsertionStage fourth stage
organizationTypeOfOperator national space agency
parentVehicle Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle NERFINISHED
partOf Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle program NERFINISHED
primaryMissionProfile low Earth orbit missions
sun-synchronous orbit missions
programObjective independent access to space for India
propulsionType staged combustion solid and liquid propulsion
relatedProgram ASLV NERFINISHED
GSLV NERFINISHED
reusability expendable launch system
role early test version of PSLV
secondStagePropellantType liquid propellant
stageCount four stages
status retired
successor PSLV standard operational configuration NERFINISHED
PSLV-CA NERFINISHED
PSLV-QM NERFINISHED
PSLV-XL NERFINISHED
technologyOrigin indigenous Indian launch vehicle technology
thirdStagePropellantType solid propellant
usedFor developmental flight testing
technology demonstration
usedIn initial PSLV demonstration flights

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