PSLV-XL is the upgraded version of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle in its standard configuration boosted by more powerful, stretched strap-on boosters with 12 tonne propellant load. Weighing 320t at lift-off, the vehicle uses larger strap-on motors (PSOM-XL or S12) to achieve higher payload capability. On 29 December 2005, ISRO successfully tested the improved version of strap-on booster for the PSLV. The first use of PSLV-XL was the launch of Chandrayaan-1 by PSLV C11. The payload capability for this variant is 1,800 kg to SSO.
Specifications
- Thrust
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- Height
- 44 m
- Diameter
- 2.8 m
- Launch mass
- 320 t
- Stages
- 4
- Launch cost
- —
- LEO capacity
- —
- GTO capacity
- —
- GEO capacity
- —
- SSO capacity
- 1,800 kg
Vehicle specifications from Launch Library; blanks are unpublished figures.
Flight record
Flights
27
Launches with a definitive outcome
Success rate
92.6%
25 of 27
Current success streak
0
Landings
0
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: PSLV-XL | EOS-10 (Oceansat-3A) — December 31, 2026
- PSLV-XL | EOS-09 (RISAT-1B) — Failure
- PSLV-XL | Proba-3 — Success
- PSLV-XL | Aditya-L1 — Success
- PSLV-XL | EOS-6 (Oceansat-3) & rideshare — Success
- PSLV-XL | EOS-4 (RISAT-1A) — Success