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).
facts
countryIND
classmedium
payload to LEOkg3,800
reusableno
first flight1993-09-20
flights total63
flights successful58
last flight2026-01-12
next flightunknown
statusactive
price per launchUSD21,000,000
payload to GTOkg1,200
heightm44
diameterm2.8
masskg295,000
timeline
- 20172017-08-31PSLV-C39 fails to deploy IRNSS-1H after heat shield does not separateas of 2026-07-12
- 2017-02-15PSLV-C37 launches record 104 satellites in single flightas of 2026-07-12
- 20132013-11-05PSLV-C25 launches Mars Orbiter Mission, India's first interplanetary missionas of 2026-07-12
- 20082008-10-22PSLV-C11 launches Chandrayaan-1, India's first lunar probeas of 2026-07-12
- 19971997-09-29incidentIRS-1D launch failureoutcome: Launch Failureas of 2026-07-08
- 19941994-10-15PSLV-D2 achieves first fully successful launch, orbits IRS-P2as of 2026-07-12
- 19931993-09-20incidentIRS-P1 launch failureoutcome: Launch Failureas of 2026-07-08
sources
[1] ll.thespacedevs.com ↗
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[2] en.wikipedia.org ↗
flights totalwikipedia2026-07-12flights successfulwikipedia2026-07-12
faq
Who builds PSLV?
PSLV is built by Indian Space Research Organization. as of 2026-07-05
How many times has PSLV flown?
PSLV has flown 63 times. as of 2026-07-12
When did PSLV first fly?
PSLV first flew on 1993-09-20. as of 2026-07-05
Is PSLV reusable?
PSLV is not reusable. as of 2026-07-05