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The
Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle,usually known by its abbreviation
PSLV is the first operational
launch vehicle of ISRO. PSLV
is capable of launching 1600
kg satellites in 620 km sun-synchronous
polar orbit and 1050 kg satellite
in geo-synchronous transfer
orbit. In the standard configuration,
it measures 44.4 m tall, with
a lift off weight of 295 tonnes.
PSLV has four stages using
solid and liquid propulsion
systems alternately. The first
stage is one of the largest
solid propellant boosters
in the world and carries 139
tonnes of propellant. A cluster
of six strap-ons attached
to the first stage motor,
four of which are ignited
on the ground and two are
air-lit.
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The reliability rate of PSLV has
been superb. There had been 19 continuously successful flights of PSLV, till
October 2011 . With its variant configurations, PSLV has proved its multi-payload,
multi-mission capability in a single launch and its geosynchronous launch
capability. In the Chandrayaan-mission, another variant of PSLV with an
extended version of strap-on motors, PSOM-XL, the payload haul was enhanced to
1750 kg in 620 km SSPO. PSLV has rightfully earned the status of workhorse
launch vehicle of ISRO.
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| Lift-off weight
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295 tonne |
| Pay Load |
1600 kg in to 620 km Polar Orbit,
1060 kg in to Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) |
| Height |
44 metre |
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PSLV-C18 launched Megha-Tropiques,
SRMSat, VesselSat-1 and Jugnu on October 12, 2011 (Successful) |
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PSLV-C17 launched GSAT - 12 on July 15, 2011 (Successful) |
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PSLV-C16 launched RESOURCESAT - 2, YOUTHSAT and X-SAT on April 20, 2011 (Successful) |
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PSLV-C15 launched CARTOSAT-2B, ALSAT-2A, NLS 6.1 & 6.2 and STUDSAT on
July 12, 2010 (Successful) |
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PSLV-C14 launched Oceansat - 2 and Six Nanosatellites on September 23, 2009 (Successful) |
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PSLV-C12
launched RISAT-2
and ANUSAT on
April 20, 2009 (Successfully) |
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PSLV-C11 launched CHANDRAYAAN-I, on October 22, 2008 (Successful) |
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PSLV-C9 launched CARTOSAT-2A, IMS-1 and Eight nano-satellites on
April 28, 2008 (Successful) |
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PSLV-C10 launched TECSAR on January 23, 2008 (Successful) |
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PSLV-C8 launched AGILE on April 23, 2007 (Successful) |
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PSLV-C7 launched CARTOSAT-2, SRE-1, LAPAN-TUBSAT and PEHUENSAT-1 on January 10, 2007 (Successful) |
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PSLV-C6 launched CARTOSAT-1 and HAMSAT on May 5, 2005 (Successful) |
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PSLV-C5 launched RESOURCESAT-1(IRS-P6) on October 17, 2003 (Successful) |
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PSLV-C4 launched KALPANA-1(METSAT) on September 12, 2002 (Successful) |
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PSLV-C3 launched TES on October 22, 2001 (Successful) |
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PSLV-C2 launched OCEANSAT(IRS-P4), KITSAT-3 and DLR-TUBSAT on May 26, 1999 (Successful) |
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PSLV-C1 launched IRS-1D on September 29, 1997 (Successful) |
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PSLV-D3 launched IRS-P3 on March 21, 1996 (Successful) |
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PSLV-D2 launched IRS-P2 on October 15, 1994 (Successful) |
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PSLV-D1 launched IRS-1E on September 20, 1993 (Unsuccessful) |
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