PSLV (Operational launcher)

           POLAR SATELLITE LAUNCH VEHICLE

Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) is the 3rd generation launch vehicle of India. It is the first Indian launch vehicle to be provided with liquid stages. After its first successful launch in October 1994, PSLV emerged as the dependable and adaptable workhorse launch vehicle of India with 39 consecutively successful missions by June 2017. During 1994 - 2017 period, the vehicle has launched 48 Indian satellites & 209 satellites for clients from abroad.



Further, the vehicle successfully launched two spacecraft – Chandrayaan-1 in 2008 and Mars Orbiter Spacecraft in 2013 – that later traveled to Moon and Mars respectively



Vehicle Specifications

Height : 44 m

Diameter : 2.8 m

Number of Stages : 4

Lift Off Mass : 320 tonnes (XL)

Variants : 3 (PSLV-G, PSLV-CA, PSLV-XL)

First Flight : September 20, 1993