PSLV
PSLV familyIndian Space Research OrganizationActive
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
- Thrust
- 4,847 kN
- Height
- 44 m
- Diameter
- 2.8 m
- Launch mass
- 295 t
- Stages
- 4
- Launch cost
- $21M
- LEO capacity
- 3,800 kg
- GTO capacity
- 1,200 kg
- SSO capacity
- 1,750 kg
Specifications from Launch Library. Figures the operator has not published are omitted.
Flight record
12flightswith a definitive outcome
83.3%success rate10 of 12
2failuresincluding partial failures
8success streakcurrent
First flight September 20, 1993 · latest September 26, 2016
Counted from padside's own launch record, the same basis as the stats page.
Flights per year
- Successful
- Failed
Show the numbers for PSLV flights per year
| Year | Successful | Failed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |