PSLV (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/PSLV_(Polar_Satellite_Launch_Vehicle)
GPTKB entity
Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:India
gptkbp:diameter 2.8 m
gptkbp:family gptkb:ISRO_launch_vehicles
gptkbp:firstFlight 1993-09-20
gptkbp:height 44 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label PSLV (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle)
gptkbp:launchesAsOf2024 over 60
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Satish_Dhawan_Space_Centre
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:ISRO
gptkbp:mass up to 320,000 kg
gptkbp:nickname Workhorse of ISRO
gptkbp:notableMission gptkb:Chandrayaan-1
gptkb:Cartosat_series
gptkb:Mars_Orbiter_Mission
PSLV-C37 (104 satellites in one launch)
gptkbp:notableRecording most satellites launched in a single mission (104 in 2017)
gptkbp:numberOfStages 4
gptkbp:operator gptkb:ISRO
gptkbp:payloadToLEO up to 3,800 kg
gptkbp:payloadToSSO up to 1,750 kg
gptkbp:propulsion solid and liquid
gptkbp:status active
gptkbp:successRate over 95%
gptkbp:usedFor launching satellites into polar orbits
launching satellites into sun-synchronous orbits
launching satellites into geostationary transfer orbits
gptkbp:variant gptkb:PSLV-CA
gptkb:PSLV-DL
gptkb:PSLV-G
gptkb:PSLV-QL
gptkb:PSLV-XL
gptkbp:website https://www.isro.gov.in/Launchers/PSLV.html
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Vikram_Sarabhai_Space_Centre
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5