Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III)

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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.

Specifications

Thrust: 11,898 kN
Height: 43.4 m
Diameter: 4 m
Launch mass: 629 t
Stages: 3
Launch cost: $46M
LEO capacity: 10,000 kg
GTO capacity: 5,000 kg
GEO capacity: —
SSO capacity: —

Vehicle specifications from Launch Library; blanks are unpublished figures.

Flight record

Flights

Launches with a definitive outcome

Success rate

100%

9 of 9

Current success streak

Landings

0 attempts · 0 droneship / 0 RTLS

Fastest turnaround

—

Between consecutive booster flights

Counted from padside's own launch record — the same basis as the Stats page.

Launches

Next: LVM-3 | Gaganyaan-1 — September 30, 2026