PSLV
ActiveIndian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
Sept. 20, 1993
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).
Specifications
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Stages
4 -
Length
44.0 m -
Diameter
2.8 m -
Fairing Diameter
2.8 m -
Launch Mass
295.0 T -
Thrust
4847.0 kN
Family
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Name
PSLV -
Family
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Variant
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Alias
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Full Name
PSLV
Payload Capacity
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Launch Cost
$21000000 -
Low Earth Orbit
3800.0 kg -
Geostationary Transfer
Orbit
1200.0 kg -
Direct Geostationary
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Sun-Synchronous Capacity
1750.0 kg
Indian Space Research Organization
Government
Chairman: V. Narayanan
ISRO 1969The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is the space agency of the Government of India headquartered in the city of Bangalore. Its vision is to "harness space technology for national development while pursuing space science research and planetary exploration."
Upcoming Spaceflights
PSLV | RISAT-2A
Indian Space Research Organization | IndiaSatish Dhawan Space Centre, India
TBD December, 2026
PSLV | TDS-01
Indian Space Research Organization | IndiaSatish Dhawan Space Centre, India
TBD December, 2026
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:
TDS-01 (Technology Demonstration Satellite-01) is an Indian geostationary orbit technology demonstration satellite carrying payloads for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)’s Institute of Plasma Research, Gandhinagar and the CSIR-CEERI, Pilani. Payloads to be tested included an internally developed 300 mN electric powered thrusters, atomic clocks, travelling wave tube amplifiers (TWTA) & a quantum communication suite (QuTDS).
Geostationary Transfer OrbitPSLV | ConnectedCosmos
Indian Space Research Organization | IndiaSatish Dhawan Space Centre, India
TBD December, 2026
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:
ConnectedCosmos is Open Cosmos' secure LEO broadband (Ka-band) constellation designed to provide independent and resilient connectivity infrastructure for Europe and the world, using high-priority Ka-band spectrum filings by the Principality of Liechtenstein.
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