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PSLV
ISRO
ACTIVE
At a glance
Launches
12
2 pending
Success rate
83.3%
10 ok · 2 failed
Payload to LEO
3,800 kg
Payload to GTO
1,200 kg
Manufacturer
Indian Space Research OrganizationStatus
ActiveFirst flight
20 Sept 1993Reusable
NoHeight
44 mDiameter
2.8 mLaunch mass
295 tLiftoff thrust
4,847 kNStages
4Launch cost
$21,000,000Booster landings
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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).
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Last checked 29 Sept 2026