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PSLV

Indian Space Research Organization

Manufacturer
Indian Space Research Organization
Family
PSLV
Maiden flight
1993-09-20
Length
44 m
Diameter
2.8 m
Payload to LEO
3,800 kg
Payload to GTO
1,200 kg
Launches
12
Successful
10

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).