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Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III)

ISRO ACTIVE
At a glance
Launches
9
7 pending
Success rate
100%
9 ok · 0 failed
Payload to LEO
10,000 kg
Payload to GTO
5,000 kg
Status
Active
First flight
18 Dec 2014
Reusable
No
Height
43.4 m
Diameter
4 m
Launch mass
629 t
Liftoff thrust
11,898 kN
Stages
3
Launch cost
$46,000,000
Booster landings
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About

The Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM-3), previously called Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III (GSLV Mk III), is a three-stage medium-lift launch vehicle developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It is designed to launch satellites into geostationary orbit, and is intended as a launch vehicle for crewed missions under the Indian Human Spaceflight Programme.