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PSLV
Description
The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) is an expendable medium-lift launch vehicle designed and operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It was developed to allow India to launch its Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) satellites into sun-synchronous orbits, a service that was, until the advent of the PSLV in 1993, commercially available only from Russia. PSLV can also launch small size satellites into Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO).
Missions
63
Success Rate
94.4%
Successes
59
Failures
3
Success Streak
0
Partial Failures
1
Next Up
Oceansat-3A
Previous
EOS-09
SPADEX
Configurations
PSLV-XL
Active Since 2008
Price
$31.00 million
Rocket
Height: 44m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 3,250 kg
GTO: 1,410 kg
Liftoff Thrust
7,661 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 3.2m
Height: 8.3m
Stages
4
Strap-ons
6
PSLV-QL
Active Since 2019
Price
$21.00 million
Rocket
Height: 44m
Liftoff Thrust
7,661 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 3.2m
Height: 8.3m
Stages
4
Strap-ons
4
PSLV-G
Active 1993 to 2016
Price
$25.00 million
Rocket
Height: 44.5m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 3,250 kg
GTO: 1,410 kg
Liftoff Thrust
6,887 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 3.2m
Height: 8.3m
Stages
4
Strap-ons
6
PSLV-DL
Active Since 2019
Rocket
Height: 44m
Liftoff Thrust
5,867 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 3.2m
Height: 8.3m
Stages
4
Strap-ons
2
PSLV-CA
Active Since 2007
Price
$21.00 million
Rocket
Height: 44m
Liftoff Thrust
4,847 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 3.2m
Height: 8.3m
Stages
4