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vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Gallery"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Gallery</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Gallery-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Notes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a 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href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%89%E0%A7%8E%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B7%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%95_%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8_%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%95_%E0%A7%A9" title="উৎক্ষেপক যান মার্ক ৩ – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="উৎক্ষেপক যান মার্ক ৩" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geosynchronous_Satellite_Launch_Vehicle_Mark_III" title="Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/LVM_3" title="LVM 3 – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="LVM 3" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Launch_Vehicle_Mark_3" title="Launch Vehicle Mark 3 – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Launch Vehicle Mark 3" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D8%A8%D8%B1_%D8%B2%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86%E2%80%8C%D8%A2%D9%87%D9%86%DA%AF_%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%DA%A9_%DB%B3" title="ماهواره‌بر زمین‌آهنگ مارک ۳ – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="ماهواره‌بر زمین‌آهنگ مارک ۳" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geosynchronous_Satellite_Launch_Vehicle_Mk_III" title="Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk III – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk III" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/LVM3" title="LVM3 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="LVM3" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AD%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B9_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%A3_%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A3_3" title="भूस्थिर उपग्रह प्रक्षेपण यान संस्करण 3 – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="भूस्थिर उपग्रह प्रक्षेपण यान संस्करण 3" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geosynchronous_Satellite_Launch_Vehicle_Mk_III" title="Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk III – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk III" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/LVM-3" title="LVM-3 – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="LVM-3" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%B2%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%82%E0%B2%9A%E0%B3%8D_%E0%B2%B5%E0%B3%86%E0%B2%B9%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%95%E0%B2%B2%E0%B3%8D_%E0%B2%AE%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%B0%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%95%E0%B3%8D_3" title="ಲಾಂಚ್ ವೆಹಿಕಲ್ ಮಾರ್ಕ್ 3 – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ಲಾಂಚ್ ವೆಹಿಕಲ್ ಮಾರ್ಕ್ 3" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%9C%E0%B4%BF.%E0%B4%8E%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D.%E0%B4%8E%E0%B5%BD.%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%BF._III" title="ജി.എസ്.എൽ.വി. III – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="ജി.എസ്.എൽ.വി. III" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AD%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B9_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%A3_%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8-%E0%A5%A9" title="भूस्थिर उपग्रह प्रक्षेपण यान-३ – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="भूस्थिर उपग्रह प्रक्षेपण यान-३" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/LVM3" title="LVM3 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="LVM3" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geosynchronous_Satellite_Launch_Vehicle_Mk_III" title="Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk III – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk III" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%90%E0%A9%B1%E0%A8%B2%E0%A8%B5%E0%A9%80%E0%A8%90%E0%A9%B1%E0%A8%AE3" title="ਐੱਲਵੀਐੱਮ3 – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਐੱਲਵੀਐੱਮ3" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geosynchronous_Satellite_Launch_Vehicle_Mark_3" title="Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark 3 – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark 3" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/GSLV_Mark_III" title="GSLV Mark III – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="GSLV Mark III" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/LVM-3" title="LVM-3 – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="LVM-3" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/LVM_3" title="LVM 3 – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="LVM 3" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geosynchronous_Satellite_Launch_Vehicle_Mk_III" title="Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk III – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk III" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%9C%E0%AE%BF._%E0%AE%8E%E0%AE%B8%E0%AF%8D._%E0%AE%8E%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D._%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF_%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D_III" title="ஜி. எஸ். எல். வி மார்க் III – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="ஜி. எஸ். எல். வி மார்க் III" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-te mw-list-item"><a href="https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B0%9C%E0%B0%BF%E0%B0%8E%E0%B0%B8%E0%B1%8D%E2%80%8C%E0%B0%8E%E0%B0%B2%E0%B1%8D%E2%80%8C%E0%B0%B5%E0%B0%BF_%E0%B0%8E%E0%B0%AE%E0%B1%8D%E2%80%8C%E0%B0%95%E0%B1%863" title="జిఎస్‌ఎల్‌వి ఎమ్‌కె3 – Telugu" lang="te" hreflang="te" data-title="జిఎస్‌ఎల్‌వి ఎమ్‌కె3" data-language-autonym="తెలుగు" data-language-local-name="Telugu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>తెలుగు</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/GSLV_Mk_III" title="GSLV Mk III – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="GSLV Mk III" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" 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.mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox hproduct"><caption class="infobox-title">Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM3)</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:LVM3_M3,_OneWeb_India-2_campaign_30.webp" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/LVM3_M3%2C_OneWeb_India-2_campaign_30.webp/220px-LVM3_M3%2C_OneWeb_India-2_campaign_30.webp.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="330" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/LVM3_M3%2C_OneWeb_India-2_campaign_30.webp/330px-LVM3_M3%2C_OneWeb_India-2_campaign_30.webp.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/LVM3_M3%2C_OneWeb_India-2_campaign_30.webp/440px-LVM3_M3%2C_OneWeb_India-2_campaign_30.webp.png 2x" data-file-width="3669" data-file-height="5504" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">LVM3 M3 on <a href="/wiki/Satish_Dhawan_Space_Centre#Second_Launch_Pad" title="Satish Dhawan Space Centre">SDSC SLP</a>, carrying 36 <a href="/wiki/Eutelsat_OneWeb" title="Eutelsat OneWeb">OneWeb</a> satellites</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Function</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Medium-lift_launch_vehicle" title="Medium-lift launch vehicle">Medium-lift launch vehicle</a><sup id="cite_ref-isro-gslv-mk3_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-isro-gslv-mk3-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Manufacturer</th><td class="infobox-data brand"><a href="/wiki/ISRO" title="ISRO">ISRO</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country of origin</th><td class="infobox-data">India</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Cost per launch</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap"><span style="white-space: nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Indian_rupee" title="Indian rupee">₹</a></span>402 <a href="/wiki/Crore" title="Crore">crore</a></span> (US$46 million)<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: #ccf;">Size</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Height</th><td class="infobox-data">43.43 m (142.5 ft)<sup id="cite_ref-isro_gslv_mkiii_D1_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-isro_gslv_mkiii_D1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-isro-gslv-mk3_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-isro-gslv-mk3-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Diameter</th><td class="infobox-data">4 m (13 ft)<sup id="cite_ref-isro_gslv_mkiii_D1_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-isro_gslv_mkiii_D1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Mass</th><td class="infobox-data">640,000 kg (1,410,000 lb)<sup id="cite_ref-isro-gslv-mk3_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-isro-gslv-mk3-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Stages</th><td class="infobox-data">3<sup id="cite_ref-isro-gslv-mk3_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-isro-gslv-mk3-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: #ccf;">Capacity <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /></th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#ddf;">Payload to <a href="/wiki/Low_Earth_orbit" title="Low Earth orbit">LEO</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Mass</th><td class="infobox-data">10,000 kg (22,000 lb)<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#ddf;">Payload to <a href="/wiki/Geostationary_transfer_orbit" title="Geostationary transfer orbit">GTO</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Mass</th><td class="infobox-data">4,300 kg (9,500 lb)<sup id="cite_ref-isro-gslv-mk3_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-isro-gslv-mk3-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-VSSC_LVM3_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VSSC_LVM3-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#ddf;">Payload to <a href="/wiki/Trans-lunar_injection" title="Trans-lunar injection">TLI</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Mass</th><td class="infobox-data">3,000 kg (6,600 lb)<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a 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("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Angara_(rocket_family)" title="Angara (rocket family)">Angara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlas_V" title="Atlas V">Atlas V</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Falcon_9" title="Falcon 9">Falcon 9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/H-IIA" title="H-IIA">H-IIA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_3B" title="Long March 3B">Long March 3B</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_7" title="Long March 7">Long March 7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Titan_IIIC" title="Titan IIIC">Titan IIIC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zenit_rocket" class="mw-redirect" title="Zenit rocket">Zenit rocket</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: #ccf;">Launch history</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Status</th><td class="infobox-data">Active</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Launch sites</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Satish_Dhawan_Space_Centre" title="Satish Dhawan Space Centre">Satish Dhawan SLP</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Total launches</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/List_of_LVM3_launches" title="List of LVM3 launches">7</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Success(es)</th><td class="infobox-data">7</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Failure(s)</th><td class="infobox-data">0</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Partial failure(s)</th><td class="infobox-data">0</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First flight</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li>18 December 2014 (suborbital)</li> <li>5 June 2017 (orbital)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Last flight</th><td class="infobox-data">14 July 2023</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Carries passengers or cargo</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Crew_Module_Atmospheric_Re-entry_Experiment" title="Crew Module Atmospheric Re-entry Experiment">CARE</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/GSAT" title="GSAT">GSAT</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Chandrayaan-2" title="Chandrayaan-2">Chandrayaan-2</a>/<a href="/wiki/Chandrayaan-3" title="Chandrayaan-3">3</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/OneWeb#OneWeb_satellite_constellation" class="mw-redirect" title="OneWeb">OneWeb</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Gaganyaan" title="Gaganyaan">Gaganyaan</a></li></ul></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: #ddf;">First stage – S200 Boosters</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Height</th><td class="infobox-data">25 m (82 ft)<sup id="cite_ref-isro-gslv-mk3_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-isro-gslv-mk3-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Diameter</th><td class="infobox-data">3.2 m (10 ft)<sup id="cite_ref-isro-gslv-mk3_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-isro-gslv-mk3-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Empty mass</th><td class="infobox-data">31,000 kg (68,000 lb) each<sup id="cite_ref-isrolvm3_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-isrolvm3-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Gross mass</th><td class="infobox-data">236,000 kg (520,000 lb) each<sup id="cite_ref-isrolvm3_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-isrolvm3-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Propellant mass</th><td class="infobox-data">205,000 kg (452,000 lb) each<sup id="cite_ref-isrolvm3_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-isrolvm3-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Powered by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Solid_rocket_booster" title="Solid rocket booster">Solid</a> S200</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Maximum thrust</th><td class="infobox-data">5,150 kN (525 tf)<sup id="cite_ref-isros200_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-isros200-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-dnai3sb_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dnai3sb-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Specific_impulse" title="Specific impulse">Specific impulse</a></th><td class="infobox-data">274.5 seconds (2.692 km/s) (vacuum)<sup id="cite_ref-isrolvm3_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-isrolvm3-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Burn time</th><td class="infobox-data">128 s<sup id="cite_ref-isrolvm3_7-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-isrolvm3-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Propellant</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Hydroxyl-terminated_polybutadiene" title="Hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene">HTPB</a> / <a href="/wiki/Ammonium_perchlorate" title="Ammonium perchlorate">AP</a><sup id="cite_ref-isrolvm3_7-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-isrolvm3-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: #ddf;">Second stage – L110</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Height</th><td class="infobox-data">21.39 m (70.2 ft)<sup id="cite_ref-GSLV_Mk3_D1_brochure_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GSLV_Mk3_D1_brochure-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Diameter</th><td class="infobox-data">4.0 m (13.1 ft)<sup id="cite_ref-isrolvm3_7-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-isrolvm3-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Empty mass</th><td class="infobox-data">9,000 kg (20,000 lb)<sup id="cite_ref-GSLV_Mk3_D1_brochure_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GSLV_Mk3_D1_brochure-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Gross mass</th><td class="infobox-data">125,000 kg (276,000 lb)<sup id="cite_ref-GSLV_Mk3_D1_brochure_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GSLV_Mk3_D1_brochure-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Propellant mass</th><td class="infobox-data">116,000 kg (256,000 lb)<sup id="cite_ref-GSLV_Mk3_D1_brochure_11-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GSLV_Mk3_D1_brochure-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Powered by</th><td class="infobox-data">2 <a href="/wiki/Vikas_(rocket_engine)" title="Vikas (rocket engine)">Vikas engines</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Maximum thrust</th><td class="infobox-data">1,598 kN (163.0 tf)<sup id="cite_ref-isrolvm3_7-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-isrolvm3-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-SLRG3_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SLRG3-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-l110t_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-l110t-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Specific_impulse" title="Specific impulse">Specific impulse</a></th><td class="infobox-data">293 seconds (2.87 km/s)<sup id="cite_ref-isrolvm3_7-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-isrolvm3-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Burn time</th><td class="infobox-data">203 s<sup id="cite_ref-GSLV_Mk3_D1_brochure_11-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GSLV_Mk3_D1_brochure-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Propellant</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UDMH" class="mw-redirect" title="UDMH">UDMH</a> / <a href="/wiki/N2O4" class="mw-redirect" title="N2O4">N2O4</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: #ddf;">Third stage – C25</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Height</th><td class="infobox-data">13.545 m (44.44 ft)<sup id="cite_ref-isrolvm3_7-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-isrolvm3-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Diameter</th><td class="infobox-data">4.0 m (13.1 ft)<sup id="cite_ref-isrolvm3_7-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-isrolvm3-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Empty mass</th><td class="infobox-data">5,000 kg (11,000 lb)<sup id="cite_ref-GSLV_Mk3_D1_brochure_11-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GSLV_Mk3_D1_brochure-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Gross mass</th><td class="infobox-data">33,000 kg (73,000 lb)<sup id="cite_ref-GSLV_Mk3_D1_brochure_11-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GSLV_Mk3_D1_brochure-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Propellant mass</th><td class="infobox-data">28,000 kg (62,000 lb)<sup id="cite_ref-isrolvm3_7-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-isrolvm3-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Powered by</th><td class="infobox-data">1 <a href="/wiki/CE-20" title="CE-20">CE-20</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Maximum thrust</th><td class="infobox-data">186.36 kN (19.003 tf)<sup id="cite_ref-isrolvm3_7-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-isrolvm3-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Specific_impulse" title="Specific impulse">Specific impulse</a></th><td class="infobox-data">442 seconds (4.33 km/s)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Burn time</th><td class="infobox-data">643 s<sup id="cite_ref-isrolvm3_7-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-isrolvm3-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Propellant</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/LOX" class="mw-redirect" title="LOX">LOX</a> / <a href="/wiki/Liquid_hydrogen" title="Liquid hydrogen">LH<sub>2</sub></a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><div class="metadata" style="text-align: right;">[<a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1360911" class="extiw" title="d:Q1360911">edit on Wikidata</a>]</div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Launch Vehicle Mark-3</b> or <b>LVM3</b><sup id="cite_ref-isro-gslv-mk3_1-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-isro-gslv-mk3-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-name_change_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-name_change-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (previously referred as the <b>Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III</b> or <b>GSLV Mk III</b>)<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a <a href="/wiki/Multistage_rocket" title="Multistage rocket">three-stage</a><sup id="cite_ref-isro-gslv-mk3_1-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-isro-gslv-mk3-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Medium-lift_launch_vehicle" title="Medium-lift launch vehicle">medium-lift launch vehicle</a> developed by the <a href="/wiki/ISRO" title="ISRO">Indian Space Research Organisation</a> (ISRO). Primarily designed to launch communication satellites into <a href="/wiki/Geostationary_orbit" title="Geostationary orbit">geostationary orbit</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> it is also due to launch crewed missions under the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Human_Spaceflight_Programme" title="Indian Human Spaceflight Programme">Indian Human Spaceflight Programme</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> LVM3 has a higher payload capacity than its predecessor, <a href="/wiki/Geosynchronous_Satellite_Launch_Vehicle" title="Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle">GSLV</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After several delays and a sub-orbital test flight on 18 December 2014, ISRO successfully conducted the first orbital test launch of LVM3 on 5 June 2017 from the <a href="/wiki/Satish_Dhawan_Space_Centre" title="Satish Dhawan Space Centre">Satish Dhawan Space Centre</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Total development cost of project was <span class="nowrap"><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span>2,962.78 crore</span> (equivalent to <span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span>45 billion or US$510 million in 2023).<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In June 2018, the Union Cabinet approved <span class="nowrap"><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span>4,338 crore</span> (equivalent to <span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span>58 billion or US$660 million in 2023) to build 10 LVM3 rockets over a five-year period.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The LVM3 has launched <a href="/wiki/Crew_Module_Atmospheric_Re-entry_Experiment" title="Crew Module Atmospheric Re-entry Experiment">CARE</a>, India's space capsule recovery experiment module, <a href="/wiki/Chandrayaan-2" title="Chandrayaan-2">Chandrayaan-2</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chandrayaan-3" title="Chandrayaan-3">Chandrayaan-3</a>, India's second and third lunar missions, and will be used to carry <a href="/wiki/Gaganyaan" title="Gaganyaan">Gaganyaan</a>, the first crewed mission under Indian Human Spaceflight Programme. In March 2022, UK-based global communication satellite provider <a href="/wiki/OneWeb" class="mw-redirect" title="OneWeb">OneWeb</a> entered into an agreement with ISRO to launch OneWeb satellites aboard the LVM3 along with the <a href="/wiki/PSLV" class="mw-redirect" title="PSLV">PSLV</a>, due to the launch services from Roscosmos being cut off, caused by the <a href="/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" title="Russian invasion of Ukraine">Russian invasion of Ukraine</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first launch took place on 22 October 2022, injecting 36 satellites into <a href="/wiki/Low_Earth_orbit" title="Low Earth orbit">Low Earth orbit</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Vehicle_Description">Vehicle Description</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=LVM3&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Vehicle Description"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:LVM3-X_Vehicle_Configuration.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/LVM3-X_Vehicle_Configuration.jpg/250px-LVM3-X_Vehicle_Configuration.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="329" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/LVM3-X_Vehicle_Configuration.jpg/330px-LVM3-X_Vehicle_Configuration.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/LVM3-X_Vehicle_Configuration.jpg/500px-LVM3-X_Vehicle_Configuration.jpg 2x" data-file-width="783" data-file-height="1433" /></a><figcaption>LVM3-X Configuration</figcaption></figure> <p>ISRO initially planned two launcher families, the <a href="/wiki/Polar_Satellite_Launch_Vehicle" title="Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle">Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle</a> for <a href="/wiki/Low_Earth_orbit" title="Low Earth orbit">low Earth orbit</a> and <a href="/wiki/Polar_orbit" title="Polar orbit">polar</a> launches and the larger <a href="/wiki/Geosynchronous_Satellite_Launch_Vehicle" title="Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle">Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle</a> for payloads to <a href="/wiki/Geostationary_transfer_orbit" title="Geostationary transfer orbit">geostationary transfer orbit</a> (GTO). The vehicle was reconceptualized as a more powerful launcher as the ISRO mandate changed. This increase in size allowed the launch of heavier communication and multipurpose satellites, <a href="/wiki/Human-rating_certification" title="Human-rating certification">human-rating</a> to launch crewed missions, and future interplanetary exploration.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Development of the LVM3 began in the early 2000s, with the first launch planned for 2009–2010.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-sawf20130405_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sawf20130405-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The unsuccessful launch of <a href="/wiki/GSAT-4" title="GSAT-4">GSLV D3</a>, due to failure in the cryogenic upper stage,<sup id="cite_ref-sawf20130405_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sawf20130405-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> delayed the LVM3 development program.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The LVM3, although named "GSLV mark III" during development, features different systems and components from the GSLV mark II. </p><p>To manufacture the LVM3 in <a href="/wiki/Public%E2%80%93private_partnerships_in_India" title="Public–private partnerships in India">public–private partnership</a> (PPP) mode, ISRO and <a href="/wiki/NewSpace_India_Limited" title="NewSpace India Limited">NewSpace India Limited</a> (NSIL) have started working on the project. To investigate possible PPP partnership opportunities for LVM3 production through the Indian private sector, NSIL has hired IIFCL Projects Limited (IPL).<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On Friday 10 May 2024, NSIL released a <a href="/wiki/Request_for_qualifications" title="Request for qualifications">request for qualification</a> (RFQ), inviting responses from private partners for the large-scale production of LVM-3.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Plans call for a 14-year partnership between ISRO and the chosen commercial entity. The private partner is expected to be able to produce four to six LVM3 rockets annually over the following twelve years, with the first two years serving as the "development phase" for the transfer of technology and know-how.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Specifications">Specifications</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=LVM3&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Specifications"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: small;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Specification </th> <th>First stage- 2 x S200 Strap-on </th> <th>Second stage- L110 </th> <th>Third stage- C25 CUS </th></tr> <tr> <th>Length </th> <td>25.75 m </td> <td>21.39 m </td> <td>13.545 m </td></tr> <tr> <th>Diameter </th> <td>3.20 m </td> <td>4.0 m </td> <td>4.0 m </td></tr> <tr> <th>Nozzle Diameter </th> <td>3.27 m </td> <td>~1.80 m </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Propellant </th> <td>Solid <a href="/wiki/Hydroxyl-terminated_polybutadiene" title="Hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene">HTPB</a>-based <a href="/wiki/Composite_propellant" class="mw-redirect" title="Composite propellant">composite propellant</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/UH_25" title="UH 25">UH 25</a> - 75% <a href="/wiki/UDMH" class="mw-redirect" title="UDMH">UDMH</a>, 25% <a href="/wiki/Hydrazine" title="Hydrazine">hydrazine</a> / <a href="/wiki/Nitrogen_Tetroxide" class="mw-redirect" title="Nitrogen Tetroxide">Nitrogen Tetroxide</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Liquid_hydrogen" title="Liquid hydrogen">Liquid Hydrogen</a> / <a href="/wiki/Liquid_oxygen" title="Liquid oxygen">Liquid Oxygen</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Inert Mass </th> <td>31,000 kg </td> <td>9,000 kg </td> <td>5,000 kg </td></tr> <tr> <th>Propellant Mass </th> <td>205,000 kg </td> <td>116,000 kg </td> <td>28,000 kg </td></tr> <tr> <th>Launch Mass </th> <td>236,000 kg </td> <td>125,000 kg </td> <td>33,000 kg </td></tr> <tr> <th>Case / Tank Material </th> <td>M250 <a href="/wiki/Maraging_steel" title="Maraging steel">Maraging Steel</a> </td> <td colspan="2">Aluminium Alloy </td></tr> <tr> <th>Segments </th> <td>3 </td> <td colspan="2">NA </td></tr> <tr> <th>Engine(s) </th> <td>S200 LSB </td> <td>2 x <a href="/wiki/VIKAS_engine" class="mw-redirect" title="VIKAS engine">Vikas Engine</a> </td> <td>1 x <a href="/wiki/CE-20" title="CE-20">CE-20</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Engine Type </th> <td>Solid </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Gas-generator_cycle" title="Gas-generator cycle">Gas Generator</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Maximum Thrust (SL) </th> <td>5,150 kN </td> <td>1,588 kN </td> <td>186.36 kN </td></tr> <tr> <th>Avg. Thrust (SL) </th> <td>3,578.2 kN </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Thrust (Vac.) </th> <td>NA </td> <td>756.5 kN </td> <td>200 kN </td></tr> <tr> <th>Specific Impulse (SL) </th> <td>227 sec </td> <td>293 sec </td> <td>NA </td></tr> <tr> <th>Specific Impulse (Vac.) </th> <td>274.5 sec </td> <td> </td> <td>443 sec </td></tr> <tr> <th>Maximum Pressure </th> <td>56.92 bar </td> <td>58.5 bar </td> <td>60 bar </td></tr> <tr> <th>Average Pressure </th> <td>39.90 bar </td> <td colspan="2">NA </td></tr> <tr> <th>Engine Dry Weight </th> <td>NA </td> <td>900 kg </td> <td>588 kg </td></tr> <tr> <th>Altitude Control </th> <td>Flex Nozzle Gimbaling </td> <td>Engine Gimbaling </td> <td>2 Vernier Engines </td></tr> <tr> <th>Area Ratio </th> <td>12.1 </td> <td>13.99 </td> <td>100 </td></tr> <tr> <th>Flex Nozzle Length </th> <td>3.474 m </td> <td colspan="2">NA </td></tr> <tr> <th>Throat Diameter </th> <td>0.886 m </td> <td colspan="2">NA </td></tr> <tr> <th>Thrust Vector Control </th> <td>Hydro-Pneumatic Pistons </td> <td colspan="2">NA </td></tr> <tr> <th>Vector Capability </th> <td>+/- 8° </td> <td colspan="2">NA </td></tr> <tr> <th>Slew Rate </th> <td>10°/sec </td> <td colspan="2">NA </td></tr> <tr> <th>Actuator Load </th> <td>294 kN </td> <td colspan="2">NA </td></tr> <tr> <th>Engine Diameter </th> <td> </td> <td>0.99 m </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Mixture Ratio </th> <td>NA </td> <td>1.7 (Ox/Fuel) </td> <td>5.05 (Ox/Fuel) </td></tr> <tr> <th>Turbopump Speed </th> <td>NA </td> <td>10,000 rmp </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Flow Rate </th> <td>NA </td> <td>275 kg/sec </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Guidance </th> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Inertial_platform" title="Inertial platform">Inertial Platform</a>, Closed Loop </td></tr> <tr> <th>Restart Capability </th> <td>NA </td> <td>No </td> <td>RCS for Coast Phase </td></tr> <tr> <th>Burn Time </th> <td>130 sec </td> <td>200 sec </td> <td>643 sec </td></tr> <tr> <th>Ignition </th> <td>T+0 sec </td> <td>T+110 sec </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Stage Separation </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Pyrotechnic_fastener" title="Pyrotechnic fastener">Pyrotechnic fasteners</a>, Jettison Motors </td> <td>Active/Passive Collets </td> <td>NA </td></tr> <tr> <th>Separation Time </th> <td>T+149 sec </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="S200_solid_boosters">S200 solid boosters</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=LVM3&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: S200 solid boosters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><span><video id="mwe_player_0" poster="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/LVM3_M4_-_S200_Strap-on_thrusting_and_seperation%2C_onboard_camera_footage.webm/250px--LVM3_M4_-_S200_Strap-on_thrusting_and_seperation%2C_onboard_camera_footage.webm.jpg" controls="" preload="none" data-mw-tmh="" class="mw-file-element" width="250" height="141" data-durationhint="25" data-mwtitle="LVM3_M4_-_S200_Strap-on_thrusting_and_seperation,_onboard_camera_footage.webm" data-mwprovider="wikimediacommons" resource="/wiki/File:LVM3_M4_-_S200_Strap-on_thrusting_and_seperation,_onboard_camera_footage.webm"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/24/LVM3_M4_-_S200_Strap-on_thrusting_and_seperation%2C_onboard_camera_footage.webm/LVM3_M4_-_S200_Strap-on_thrusting_and_seperation%2C_onboard_camera_footage.webm.480p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; 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codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="240p.vp9.webm" data-width="426" data-height="240" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/24/LVM3_M4_-_S200_Strap-on_thrusting_and_seperation%2C_onboard_camera_footage.webm/LVM3_M4_-_S200_Strap-on_thrusting_and_seperation%2C_onboard_camera_footage.webm.360p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="360p.vp9.webm" data-width="640" data-height="360" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/24/LVM3_M4_-_S200_Strap-on_thrusting_and_seperation%2C_onboard_camera_footage.webm/LVM3_M4_-_S200_Strap-on_thrusting_and_seperation%2C_onboard_camera_footage.webm.360p.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp8, vorbis"" data-transcodekey="360p.webm" data-width="640" data-height="360" /></video></span><figcaption>S200 Strap-on: Onboard Camera Footage</figcaption></figure> <p>The first stage consists of two S200 solid motors, also known as Large Solid Boosters (LSB) attached to the core stage. Each booster is 3.2 metres (10 ft) wide, 25 metres (82 ft) long, and carries 207 tonnes (456,000 lb) of <a href="/wiki/Hydroxyl-terminated_polybutadiene" title="Hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene">hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene</a> (HTPB) based propellant in three segments with casings made out of <a href="/wiki/Maraging_steel#Grades_of_maraging_steel" title="Maraging steel">M250 maraging steel</a>. The head-end segment contains 27,100 kg of propellant, the middle segment contains 97,380 kg and the nozzle-end segment is loaded with 82,210 kg of propellants. It is the largest solid-fuel booster after the <a href="/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Solid_Rocket_Booster#Space_Launch_System_(SLS)" title="Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster">SLS SRBs</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Solid_Rocket_Booster" title="Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster">Space Shuttle SRBs</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Ariane_5#Solid_boosters" title="Ariane 5">Ariane 5 SRBs</a>. The flex nozzles can be vectored up to ±8° by <a href="/wiki/Electro-hydraulic_actuator" title="Electro-hydraulic actuator">electro-hydraulic actuators</a> with a capacity of 294 kilonewtons (66,000 lb<sub>f</sub>) using hydro-pneumatic pistons operating in blow-down mode by high pressure oil and nitrogen. They are used for vehicle control during the initial ascent phase.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Space101_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Space101-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-thehindu.com6660089_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thehindu.com6660089-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hydraulic fluid for operating these actuators is stored in an externally mounted cylindrical tank at the base of each booster.<sup id="cite_ref-LVM3_CARE_Brochure_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LVM3_CARE_Brochure-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These boosters burn for 130 seconds and produce an average thrust of 3,578.2 kilonewtons (804,400 lb<sub>f</sub>) and a peak thrust of 5,150 kilonewtons (1,160,000 lb<sub>f</sub>) each. The simultaneous separation from core stage occurs at T+149 seconds in a normal flight and is initiated using <a href="/wiki/Pyrotechnics" title="Pyrotechnics">pyrotechnic</a> separation devices and six small solid-fueled <a href="/wiki/Jettison_(aviation)" title="Jettison (aviation)">jettison</a> motors located in the nose and aft segments of the boosters.<sup id="cite_ref-Space101_42-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Space101-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-isros200_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-isros200-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The first <a href="/wiki/Static_fire_test" class="mw-redirect" title="Static fire test">static fire test</a> of the S200 <a href="/wiki/Solid_rocket_booster" title="Solid rocket booster">solid rocket booster</a>, ST-01, was conducted on 24 January 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-isros200_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-isros200-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The booster fired for 130 seconds and had nominal performance throughout the burn. It generated a peak thrust of about 4,900 kN (1,100,000 lbf).<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-dnai3sb_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dnai3sb-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A second static fire test, ST-02, was conducted on 4 September 2011. The booster fired for 140 seconds and again had nominal performance through the test.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A third test, ST-03, was conducted on 14 June 2015 to validate the changes from the sub-orbital test flight data.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="L110_liquid_core_stage">L110 liquid core stage</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=LVM3&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: L110 liquid core stage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:L110_Liquid_Stage_at_Stage_Preparation_Facility.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/L110_Liquid_Stage_at_Stage_Preparation_Facility.jpg/250px-L110_Liquid_Stage_at_Stage_Preparation_Facility.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="167" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/L110_Liquid_Stage_at_Stage_Preparation_Facility.jpg/375px-L110_Liquid_Stage_at_Stage_Preparation_Facility.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/L110_Liquid_Stage_at_Stage_Preparation_Facility.jpg/500px-L110_Liquid_Stage_at_Stage_Preparation_Facility.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4637" data-file-height="3094" /></a><figcaption>L110 Stage at Stage Preparation Facility</figcaption></figure> <p>The second stage, designated <a href="/wiki/Vikas_(rocket_engine)" title="Vikas (rocket engine)">L110</a>, is a liquid-fueled stage that is 21 metres (69 ft) tall and 4 metres (13 ft) wide, and contains 110 metric tons (240,000 lb) of <a href="/wiki/UDMH" class="mw-redirect" title="UDMH">unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine</a> (UDMH) and <a href="/wiki/Nitrogen_tetroxide" class="mw-redirect" title="Nitrogen tetroxide">nitrogen tetroxide</a> (<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1123817410">.mw-parser-output .template-chem2-su{display:inline-block;font-size:80%;line-height:1;vertical-align:-0.35em}.mw-parser-output .template-chem2-su>span{display:block;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output sub.template-chem2-sub{font-size:80%;vertical-align:-0.35em}.mw-parser-output sup.template-chem2-sup{font-size:80%;vertical-align:0.65em}</style><span class="chemf nowrap">N<sub class="template-chem2-sub">2</sub>O<sub class="template-chem2-sub">4</sub></span>). It is powered by two <a href="/wiki/Vikas_(rocket_engine)" title="Vikas (rocket engine)">Vikas 2 engines</a>, each generating 766 kilonewtons (172,000 lb<sub>f</sub>) thrust, giving a total thrust of 1,532 kilonewtons (344,000 lb<sub>f</sub>).<sup id="cite_ref-SLRG3_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SLRG3-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-l110t_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-l110t-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The L110 is the first clustered <a href="/wiki/Liquid-propellant_rocket" title="Liquid-propellant rocket">liquid-fueled engine</a> designed in India. The Vikas engines uses <a href="/wiki/Regenerative_cooling_(rocket)" class="mw-redirect" title="Regenerative cooling (rocket)">regenerative cooling</a>, providing improved weight and <a href="/wiki/Specific_impulse" title="Specific impulse">specific impulse</a> compared to earlier Indian rockets.<sup id="cite_ref-Space101_42-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Space101-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Space_Transportation_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Space_Transportation-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Each Vikas engine can be individually gimbaled to control vehicle pitch, yaw and roll control. The L110 core stage ignites 114 seconds after liftoff and burns for 203 seconds.<sup id="cite_ref-Space101_42-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Space101-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-l110t_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-l110t-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since the L110 stage is air-lit, its engines need shielding during flight from the exhaust of the operating S200 boosters and reverse flow of gases by a 'nozzle closure system' which gets jettisoned prior to L110 ignition.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>ISRO conducted the first static test of the L110 core stage at its Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) test facility at <a href="/wiki/Mahendragiri,_Tamil_Nadu" class="mw-redirect" title="Mahendragiri, Tamil Nadu">Mahendragiri</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a> on 5 March 2010. The test was planned to last 200 seconds, but was terminated at 150 seconds after a leakage in a control system was detected.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A second static fire test for the full duration was conducted on 8 September 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-isro_press_release_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-isro_press_release-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="C25_cryogenic_upper_stage">C25 cryogenic upper stage</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=LVM3&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: C25 cryogenic upper stage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:C25_Cryogenic_Stage_at_Stage_Preparation_Facility.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/C25_Cryogenic_Stage_at_Stage_Preparation_Facility.jpg/250px-C25_Cryogenic_Stage_at_Stage_Preparation_Facility.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="166" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/C25_Cryogenic_Stage_at_Stage_Preparation_Facility.jpg/375px-C25_Cryogenic_Stage_at_Stage_Preparation_Facility.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/C25_Cryogenic_Stage_at_Stage_Preparation_Facility.jpg/500px-C25_Cryogenic_Stage_at_Stage_Preparation_Facility.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3192" data-file-height="2124" /></a><figcaption>C25 Stage at Stage Preparation Facility</figcaption></figure> <p>The cryogenic <a href="/wiki/Upper_stage" class="mw-redirect" title="Upper stage">upper stage</a>, designated <a href="/wiki/CE-20" title="CE-20">C25</a>, is 4 metres (13 ft) in diameter and 13.5 metres (44 ft) long, and contains 28 metric tons (62,000 lb) of propellant <a href="/wiki/Liquid_oxygen" title="Liquid oxygen">LOX</a> and <a href="/wiki/Liquid_hydrogen" title="Liquid hydrogen">LH<sub>2</sub></a>, pressurized by helium stored in submerged bottles.<sup id="cite_ref-Space_Transportation_49-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Space_Transportation-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is powered by a single <a href="/wiki/CE-20" title="CE-20">CE-20</a> engine, producing 200 kN (45,000 lb<sub>f</sub>) of thrust. CE-20 is the first cryogenic engine developed by India which uses a <a href="/wiki/Gas-generator_cycle" title="Gas-generator cycle">gas generator</a>, as compared to the <a href="/wiki/Staged_combustion_cycle" title="Staged combustion cycle">staged combustion</a> engines used in GSLV.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In LVM3-M3 mission, a new white coloured C25 stage was introduced which has more environmental-friendly manufacturing processes, better insulation properties and the use of lightweight materials.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The stage also houses the <a href="/wiki/Flight_computer" title="Flight computer">flight computers</a> and Redundant Strap Down <a href="/wiki/Inertial_navigation_system" title="Inertial navigation system">Inertial Navigation System</a> of the launch vehicle in its equipment bay. The digital control system of the launcher uses closed-loop guidance throughout the flight to ensure accurate injections of satellites into the target orbit. Communications system of the launch vehicle consisting of an <a href="/wiki/S_band" title="S band">S-Band</a> system for telemetry downlink and a <a href="/wiki/C_band_(IEEE)" title="C band (IEEE)">C-Band</a> transponder that allows radar tracking and preliminary orbit determination are also mounted on the C25. The communications link is also used for <a href="/wiki/Range_safety" title="Range safety">range safety</a> and flight termination that uses a dedicated system that is located on all stages of the vehicle and features separate avionics.<sup id="cite_ref-Space101_42-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Space101-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The first static fire test of the <a href="/wiki/CE-20" title="CE-20">C25</a> cryogenic stage was conducted on 25 January 2017 at the <a href="/wiki/ISRO_Propulsion_Complex" title="ISRO Propulsion Complex">ISRO Propulsion Complex</a> (IPRC) facility at Mahendragiri, Tamil Nadu. The stage fired for a duration of 50 seconds and performed nominally.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A second static fire test for the full in-flight duration of 640 seconds was completed on 17 February 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-isro.gov.in_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-isro.gov.in-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This test demonstrated consistency in engine performance along with its sub-systems, including the thrust chamber, gas generator, turbopumps and control components for the full duration.<sup id="cite_ref-isro.gov.in_57-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-isro.gov.in-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Payload_fairing">Payload fairing</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=LVM3&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Payload fairing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:LVM3_M2,_OneWeb_India-1_campaign_27.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/LVM3_M2%2C_OneWeb_India-1_campaign_27.jpg/250px-LVM3_M2%2C_OneWeb_India-1_campaign_27.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="162" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/LVM3_M2%2C_OneWeb_India-1_campaign_27.jpg/375px-LVM3_M2%2C_OneWeb_India-1_campaign_27.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/LVM3_M2%2C_OneWeb_India-1_campaign_27.jpg/500px-LVM3_M2%2C_OneWeb_India-1_campaign_27.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6762" data-file-height="4386" /></a><figcaption>Encapsulation of 36 <a href="/wiki/Eutelsat_OneWeb" title="Eutelsat OneWeb">OneWeb</a> satellites</figcaption></figure> <p>The CFRP composite <a href="/wiki/Payload_fairing" title="Payload fairing">payload fairing</a> has a diameter of 5 metres (16 ft), a height of 10.75 metres (35.3 ft) and a payload volume of 110 cubic metres (3,900 cu ft).<sup id="cite_ref-isrolvm3_7-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-isrolvm3-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is manufactured by Coimbatore-based <a href="/wiki/Lakshmi_Machine_Works" class="mw-redirect" title="Lakshmi Machine Works">LMW Advanced Technology Centre</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the first flight of the rocket with <a href="/wiki/Crew_Module_Atmospheric_Re-entry_Experiment" title="Crew Module Atmospheric Re-entry Experiment">CARE</a> module, the payload fairing was modified to an <a href="/wiki/Ogive" title="Ogive">ogive</a> shape, and the S200 booster <a href="/wiki/Nose_cone" title="Nose cone">nose cones</a> and inter-tank structure were redesigned to have better aerodynamic performance.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_59-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The vehicle features a large fairing with a five-meter diameter to provide sufficient space even to large satellites and spacecraft. Separation of fairing in a nominal flight scenario occurs at approximately T+253 seconds and is accomplished by a linear piston cylinder separation and <a href="/wiki/Jettison_(aviation)" title="Jettison (aviation)">jettisoning</a> mechanism (zip cord) spanning full length of PLF which is <a href="/wiki/Pyrotechnics" title="Pyrotechnics">pyrotechnically</a> initiated. The gas pressure generated by the <a href="/wiki/Zip-cord" title="Zip-cord">zip cord</a> expands a rubber below that pushes the piston and cylinder apart and thereby pushing the payload fairing halves laterally away from the launcher. The fairing is made of Aluminum alloy featuring <a href="/wiki/Acoustics" title="Acoustics">acoustic</a> absorption blankets.<sup id="cite_ref-Space101_42-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Space101-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Variants_and_upgrades">Variants and upgrades</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=LVM3&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Variants and upgrades"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Human-rating_certification">Human-rating certification</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=LVM3&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Human-rating certification"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Gaganyaan" title="Gaganyaan">Gaganyaan</a> and <a href="/wiki/CE-20" title="CE-20">CE-20</a></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:HLVM3.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/HLVM3.svg/100px-HLVM3.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="290" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/HLVM3.svg/150px-HLVM3.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/HLVM3.svg/200px-HLVM3.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="121" data-file-height="351" /></a><figcaption>Representation of Human Rated LVM3.</figcaption></figure> <p>While the LVM3 is being human rated for <a href="/wiki/Gaganyaan" title="Gaganyaan">Gaganyaan</a> project, the rocket was always designed with potential human spaceflight applications in consideration. The maximum acceleration during ascent phase of flight was limited to <a href="/wiki/G-force" title="G-force">4 Gs</a> for crew comfort and a 5-metre (16 ft) diameter payload fairing was used to be able to accommodate large modules like space station segments.<sup id="cite_ref-HLVM3_FFH2RP_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HLVM3_FFH2RP-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Furthermore, a number of changes to make safety-critical subsystems reliable are planned for lower operating margins, redundancy, stringent qualification requirements, revaluation, and strengthening of components.<sup id="cite_ref-Somanath-20210811_61-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Somanath-20210811-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Avionics improvement will incorporate a Quad-redundant <a href="/wiki/Guidance_system" title="Guidance system">Navigation and Guidance Computer</a> (NGC), Dual chain Telemetry & Telecommand Processor (TTCP) and an Integrated Health Monitoring System (LVHM). The launch vehicle will have the <a href="/wiki/Vikas_(rocket_engine)" title="Vikas (rocket engine)">High Thrust Vikas</a> engines (HTVE) of L110 core stage operating at a chamber pressure of 58.5 bar instead of 62 bar. Human rated S200 (HS200) boosters will operate at chamber pressure of 55.5 bar instead of 58.8 bar and its segment joints will have three <a href="/wiki/O-rings" class="mw-redirect" title="O-rings">O-rings</a> each. Electro mechanical actuators and digital stage controllers will be employed in HS200, L110 and C25 stages.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mating_with_semi-cryogenic_stage">Mating with semi-cryogenic stage</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=LVM3&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Mating with semi-cryogenic stage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/SCE-200" title="SCE-200">SCE-200</a></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Power_Head_Test_Article_(PHTA)_for_SCE-200.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Power_Head_Test_Article_%28PHTA%29_for_SCE-200.jpg/120px-Power_Head_Test_Article_%28PHTA%29_for_SCE-200.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Power_Head_Test_Article_%28PHTA%29_for_SCE-200.jpg/180px-Power_Head_Test_Article_%28PHTA%29_for_SCE-200.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Power_Head_Test_Article_%28PHTA%29_for_SCE-200.jpg/240px-Power_Head_Test_Article_%28PHTA%29_for_SCE-200.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1067" data-file-height="1600" /></a><figcaption>SCE-200 Power Head Test Article</figcaption></figure> <p>The L110 core stage in the LVM3 is planned to be replaced by the SC120, a <a href="/wiki/Liquid_rocket_propellant#Kerosene" title="Liquid rocket propellant">kerolox</a> stage powered by the <a href="/wiki/SCE-200" title="SCE-200">SCE-200</a> engine<sup id="cite_ref-New_Indian_Express_63-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-New_Indian_Express-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> to increase its payload capacity to 7.5 metric tons (17,000 lb) to <a href="/wiki/Geostationary_transfer_orbit" title="Geostationary transfer orbit">geostationary transfer orbit</a> (GTO).<sup id="cite_ref-Hindu_64-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hindu-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The SCE-200 uses kerosene instead of <a href="/wiki/Unsymmetrical_dimethylhydrazine" title="Unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine">unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine</a> (UDMH) as fuel and has a thrust of around 200 tonnes. Four such engines can be clustered in a rocket without strap on boosters to deliver up to 10 tonnes (22,000 lb) to GTO.<sup id="cite_ref-RSW_SCE-200_65-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RSW_SCE-200-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first propellant tank for the SC120 was delivered in October 2021 by HAL.<sup id="cite_ref-ET07102021_66-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ET07102021-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The SC120 powered version of LVM3 will not be used for the crewed mission of the <a href="/wiki/Gaganyaan" title="Gaganyaan">Gaganyaan</a> spacecraft.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In September 2019, in an interview by AstrotalkUK, <a href="/wiki/S._Somanath" title="S. Somanath">S. Somanath</a>, director of <a href="/wiki/Vikram_Sarabhai_Space_Centre" title="Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre">Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre</a> claimed that the SCE-200 engine was ready to begin testing. As per an agreement between India and Ukraine signed in 2005, Ukraine was expected to test components of the SCE-200 engine, so an upgraded version of the LVM3 was not expected before 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-AstrotalkUK_69-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AstrotalkUK-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The SCE-200 engine is reported to be based on the Ukrainian <a href="/wiki/RD-810" title="RD-810">RD-810</a>, which itself is proposed for use on the <a href="/wiki/Mayak_(rocket_family)" title="Mayak (rocket family)">Mayak</a> family of launch vehicles.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Induction_of_upgraded_cryogenic_stage">Induction of upgraded cryogenic stage</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=LVM3&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Induction of upgraded cryogenic stage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The C25 stage with nearly 25 t (55,000 lb) propellant load will be replaced by the C32, with a higher propellant load of 32 t (71,000 lb). The C32 stage will be re-startable and with uprated CE-20 engine.<sup id="cite_ref-RS_Rprt_362_71-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RS_Rprt_362-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Total mass of avionics will be brought down by using miniaturised components.<sup id="cite_ref-TH210917_72-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TH210917-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 30 November 2020, <a href="/wiki/Hindustan_Aeronautics_Limited" title="Hindustan Aeronautics Limited">Hindustan Aeronautics Limited</a> delivered an aluminium alloy based cryogenic tank to ISRO. The tank has a capacity of 5,755 kg (12,688 lb) of fuel, and a volume of 89 m<sup>3</sup> (3,100 cu ft).<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 9 November 2022, <a href="/wiki/CE-20" title="CE-20">CE-20</a> cryogenic engine of upper stage was tested with an uprated thrust regime of 21.8 tonnes in November 2022. Along a suitable stage with additional propellant loading this could increase payload capacity of LVM3 to GTO by up to 450 kg (990 lb).<sup id="cite_ref-:6_75-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 23 December 2022, CE-20 engine E9 was hot tested for 650 second duration. For the first 40 seconds of test, the engine was operated at 20.2 tonne thrust level, after this engine was operated at 20 tonne off-nominal zones and then for 435 seconds it was operated at 22.2 tonne thrust level. With this test, the 'E9' engine has been qualified for induction in flight.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is hoped that after introduction of this stage, GTO payload capacity can be raised to 6 tonnes.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Launch_statistics">Launch statistics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=LVM3&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Launch statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_LVM3_launches" title="List of LVM3 launches">List of LVM3 launches</a></div> <p>LVM3 currently has accumulated a total of 7 launches, as of 19 July 2023<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=LVM3&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>. Of these, all 7 have been successful, giving it a cumulative success rate of <span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100%. </p> <dl><dt>Decade-wise summary of LVM3 launches</dt> <dd></dd></dl> <table class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;background:#fff; font-size:95%;width:60%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Decade </th> <th>Successful </th> <th>Partial success </th> <th>Failure </th> <th>Total </th></tr> <tr> <td>2010s </td> <td>4 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>4<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020s </td> <td>3 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>3<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Total </td> <td>7 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>7 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading 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title="Hyperbola-2">Hyperbola-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irtysh_(rocket)" title="Irtysh (rocket)">Irtysh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KSLV-III" title="KSLV-III">KSLV-III</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuaizhou" title="Kuaizhou">Kuaizhou</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kuaizhou_21" class="mw-redirect" title="Kuaizhou 21">21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuaizhou_31" class="mw-redirect" title="Kuaizhou 31">31</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_(rocket_family)" title="Long March (rocket family)">Long March</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_9" title="Long March 9">9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_10" title="Long March 10">10</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miura_5" title="Miura 5">Miura 5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Medium_Launch_Vehicle" title="Medium Launch Vehicle">MLV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rocket_Lab_Neutron" title="Rocket Lab Neutron">Neutron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Line_1" class="mw-redirect" title="New Line 1">New Line 1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Next_Generation_Launch_Vehicle" title="Next Generation Launch Vehicle">NGLV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stoke_Space_Nova" title="Stoke Space Nova">Nova</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/OneSpace#OS-M_series" title="OneSpace">OS-M</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/OneSpace#OS-M_series" title="OneSpace">2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/OneSpace#OS-M_series" title="OneSpace">4</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orbex#Prime" title="Orbex">Orbex Prime</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pallas-1" title="Pallas-1">Pallas-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BluShift_Aerospace#Red_Dwarf" title="BluShift Aerospace">Red Dwarf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_Launch_System" title="Space Launch System">SLS</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Space_Launch_System#Block_variants" title="Space Launch System">Block 1B</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_Launch_System#Block_variants" title="Space Launch System">Block 2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soyuz-7_(rocket_family)" class="mw-redirect" title="Soyuz-7 (rocket family)">Soyuz-7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isar_Aerospace_Spectrum" title="Isar Aerospace Spectrum">Spectrum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terran_R" title="Terran R">Terran R</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tianlong-3" title="Tianlong-3">Tianlong-3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VLM_(rocket)" title="VLM (rocket)">VLM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vega_E" class="mw-redirect" title="Vega E">Vega E</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Interstellar_Technologies#ZERO_orbital_rocket" title="Interstellar Technologies">Zero</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LandSpace" title="LandSpace">Zhuque</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/LandSpace#Zhuque-3" title="LandSpace">3</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zuljanah_(rocket)" title="Zuljanah (rocket)">Zuljanah</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Retired</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Antares_(rocket)" title="Antares (rocket)">Antares</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Antares_(rocket)" title="Antares (rocket)">110</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antares_(rocket)" title="Antares (rocket)">120</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antares_(rocket)" title="Antares (rocket)">130</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antares_(rocket)" title="Antares (rocket)">230</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antares_(rocket)" title="Antares (rocket)">230+</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ariane_(rocket_family)" title="Ariane (rocket family)">Ariane</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ariane_1" title="Ariane 1">1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ariane_2" title="Ariane 2">2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ariane_3" title="Ariane 3">3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ariane_4" title="Ariane 4">4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ariane_5" title="Ariane 5">5</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Augmented_Satellite_Launch_Vehicle" title="Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle">ASLV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athena_(rocket_family)" title="Athena (rocket family)">Athena</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Athena_I" title="Athena I">I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athena_II" title="Athena II">II</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlas_(rocket_family)" title="Atlas (rocket family)">Atlas</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/SM-65B_Atlas" title="SM-65B Atlas">B</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SM-65D_Atlas" title="SM-65D Atlas">D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlas_E/F" title="Atlas E/F">E/F</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlas_G" title="Atlas G">G</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlas_H" title="Atlas H">H</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlas_I" title="Atlas I">I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlas_II" title="Atlas II">II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlas_III" title="Atlas III">III</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlas_LV-3B" title="Atlas LV-3B">LV-3B</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlas_SLV-3" title="Atlas SLV-3">SLV-3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlas-Able" title="Atlas-Able">Able</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlas-Agena" title="Atlas-Agena">Agena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlas-Centaur" title="Atlas-Centaur">Centaur</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Arrow" title="Black Arrow">Black Arrow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conestoga_(rocket)" title="Conestoga (rocket)">Conestoga</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_(rocket_family)" title="Delta (rocket family)">Delta</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Delta_A" title="Delta A">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_B" title="Delta B">B</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_C" title="Delta C">C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_D" title="Delta D">D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_E" title="Delta E">E</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_G" title="Delta G">G</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_J" title="Delta J">J</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_L" title="Delta L">L</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_M" title="Delta M">M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_N" title="Delta N">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_0100" title="Delta 0100">0100</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_1000" title="Delta 1000">1000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_2000" title="Delta 2000">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_3000" title="Delta 3000">3000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_4000" title="Delta 4000">4000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_5000" title="Delta 5000">5000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_II" title="Delta II">II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_III" title="Delta III">III</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_IV" title="Delta IV">IV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_IV_Heavy" title="Delta IV Heavy">IV Heavy</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diamant" title="Diamant">Diamant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dnepr_(rocket)" title="Dnepr (rocket)">Dnepr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Energia_(rocket)" title="Energia (rocket)">Energia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Epsilon_(rocket)" title="Epsilon (rocket)">Epsilon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Europa_(rocket)" title="Europa (rocket)">Europa</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Europa_(rocket)" title="Europa (rocket)">I</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Europa_(rocket)" title="Europa (rocket)">II</a><sup>†</sup></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Falcon_1" title="Falcon 1">Falcon 1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Falcon_9" title="Falcon 9">Falcon 9</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Falcon_9_v1.0" title="Falcon 9 v1.0">v1.0</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Falcon_9_v1.1" title="Falcon 9 v1.1">v1.1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Falcon_9_Full_Thrust" title="Falcon 9 Full Thrust">v1.2 "Full Thrust"</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Feng_Bao_1" title="Feng Bao 1">Feng Bao 1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geosynchronous_Satellite_Launch_Vehicle" title="Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle">GSLV</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/GSLV_Mk_I" class="mw-redirect" title="GSLV Mk I">Mk I</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/H-I" title="H-I">H-I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/H-II" title="H-II">H-II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/H-IIB" title="H-IIB">H-IIB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Juno_I" title="Juno I">Juno I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Juno_II" title="Juno II">Juno II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaituozhe-1" class="mw-redirect" title="Kaituozhe-1">Kaituozhe-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_(rocket_family)" title="Kosmos (rocket family)">Kosmos</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_(rocket_family)" title="Kosmos (rocket family)">original</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos-1" title="Kosmos-1">1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos-2I" class="mw-redirect" title="Kosmos-2I">2/2I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos-3" class="mw-redirect" title="Kosmos-3">3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos-3M" title="Kosmos-3M">3M</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lambda_(rocket_family)" title="Lambda (rocket family)">Lambda</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lambda_4S" title="Lambda 4S">4S</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LauncherOne" title="LauncherOne">LauncherOne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_(rocket_family)" title="Long March (rocket family)">Long March</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_1" title="Long March 1">1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_1D" title="Long March 1D">1D</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_2A" title="Long March 2A">2A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_2E" title="Long March 2E">2E</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_3" title="Long March 3">3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_3B" title="Long March 3B">3B</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_4A" title="Long March 4A">4A</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mu_(rocket_family)" title="Mu (rocket family)">Mu</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/M-4S" class="mw-redirect" title="M-4S">4S</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M-3C" class="mw-redirect" title="M-3C">3C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M-3H" class="mw-redirect" title="M-3H">3H</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M-3S" class="mw-redirect" title="M-3S">3S</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M-3SII" class="mw-redirect" title="M-3SII">3SII</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M-V" title="M-V">V</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N1_(rocket)" title="N1 (rocket)">N1</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N-I_(rocket)" title="N-I (rocket)">N-I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N-II_(rocket)" title="N-II (rocket)">N-II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naro-1" title="Naro-1">Naro-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paektusan_(rocket)" class="mw-redirect" title="Paektusan (rocket)">Paektusan</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NOTS-EV-1_Pilot" title="NOTS-EV-1 Pilot">Pilot-2</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R-7_(rocket_family)" title="R-7 (rocket family)">R-7</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Luna_(rocket)" title="Luna (rocket)">Luna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Molniya_(rocket)" title="Molniya (rocket)">Molniya</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Molniya-M" title="Molniya-M">M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Molniya-L" class="mw-redirect" title="Molniya-L">L</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polyot_(rocket)" title="Polyot (rocket)">Polyot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soyuz_(rocket_family)" title="Soyuz (rocket family)">Soyuz</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Soyuz_(rocket)" title="Soyuz (rocket)">original</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soyuz-FG" title="Soyuz-FG">FG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soyuz-L" title="Soyuz-L">L</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soyuz-M" title="Soyuz-M">M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soyuz-U" title="Soyuz-U">U</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soyuz-U2" title="Soyuz-U2">U2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soyuz/Vostok" title="Soyuz/Vostok">Soyuz/Vostok</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sputnik_(rocket)" title="Sputnik (rocket)">Sputnik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Voskhod_(rocket)" title="Voskhod (rocket)">Voskhod</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vostok_(rocket_family)" title="Vostok (rocket family)">Vostok</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vostok-L" title="Vostok-L">L</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vostok-K" title="Vostok-K">K</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vostok-2_(rocket)" title="Vostok-2 (rocket)">2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vostok-2M" title="Vostok-2M">2M</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R-29_Vysota" class="mw-redirect" title="R-29 Vysota">R-29</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Shtil%27" title="Shtil'">Shtil'</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Volna" title="Volna">Volna</a><sup>†</sup></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Astra_Rocket" title="Astra Rocket">Rocket 3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RS1_(rocket)" title="RS1 (rocket)">RS1</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Safir_(rocket)" title="Safir (rocket)">Safir</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Safir_(rocket)" title="Safir (rocket)">1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Safir_(rocket)" title="Safir (rocket)">1A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Safir_(rocket)" title="Safir (rocket)">1B</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saturn_(rocket_family)" title="Saturn (rocket family)">Saturn</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Saturn_I" title="Saturn I">I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saturn_IB" title="Saturn IB">IB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saturn_V" title="Saturn V">V</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scout_(rocket_family)" title="Scout (rocket family)">Scout</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Scout_X-1" title="Scout X-1">X-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RM-90_Blue_Scout_II" title="RM-90 Blue Scout II">Blue Scout II</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scout_X-2" title="Scout X-2">X-2</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scout_X-2M" title="Scout X-2M">X-2M</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scout_X-3&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Scout X-3 (page does not exist)">X-3</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scout_X-3M&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Scout X-3M (page does not exist)">X-3M</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scout_X-4&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Scout X-4 (page does not exist)">X-4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scout_X-2B" title="Scout X-2B">X-2B</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scout_B" class="mw-redirect" title="Scout B">B</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scout_A" class="mw-redirect" title="Scout A">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scout_B-1" class="mw-redirect" title="Scout B-1">B-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scout_D-1" class="mw-redirect" title="Scout D-1">D-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scout_A-1" class="mw-redirect" title="Scout A-1">A-1</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scout_E-1&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Scout E-1 (page does not exist)">E-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scout_F-1" class="mw-redirect" title="Scout F-1">F-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scout_G-1" class="mw-redirect" title="Scout G-1">G-1</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shavit_2" title="Shavit 2">Shavit</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Shavit_2" title="Shavit 2">original</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shavit_2" title="Shavit 2">1</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satellite_Launch_Vehicle" title="Satellite Launch Vehicle">SLV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_Shuttle" title="Space Shuttle">Space Shuttle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SPARK_(rocket)" title="SPARK (rocket)">SPARK</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sparta_(rocket)" title="Sparta (rocket)">Sparta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS-520#SS-520-4" class="mw-redirect" title="SS-520">SS-520</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Start-1" title="Start-1">Start-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terran_1" title="Terran 1">Terran 1</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thor_(rocket_family)" title="Thor (rocket family)">Thor</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Thor-Able" title="Thor-Able">Able</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thor-Ablestar" title="Thor-Ablestar">Ablestar</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Thor-Ablestar" title="Thor-Ablestar">1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thor-Ablestar" title="Thor-Ablestar">2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thor-Agena" title="Thor-Agena">Agena</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Thor-Agena" title="Thor-Agena">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thor-Agena" title="Thor-Agena">B</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thor-Agena" title="Thor-Agena">D</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thor-Burner" title="Thor-Burner">Burner</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Thor-Burner" title="Thor-Burner">1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thor-Burner" title="Thor-Burner">2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thor-Delta" title="Thor-Delta">Delta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thor_DSV-2U" title="Thor DSV-2U">DSV-2U</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thorad-Agena" title="Thorad-Agena">Thorad-Agena</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Thorad-Agena" title="Thorad-Agena">SLV-2G</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thorad-Agena" title="Thorad-Agena">SLV-2H</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Titan_(rocket_family)" title="Titan (rocket family)">Titan</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Titan_II_GLV" title="Titan II GLV">II GLV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Titan_IIIA" title="Titan IIIA">IIIA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Titan_IIIB" title="Titan IIIB">IIIB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Titan_IIIC" title="Titan IIIC">IIIC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Titan_IIID" title="Titan IIID">IIID</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Titan_IIIE" title="Titan IIIE">IIIE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Titan_34D" title="Titan 34D">34D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Titan_23G" title="Titan 23G">23G</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commercial_Titan_III" title="Commercial Titan III">CT-3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Titan_IV" title="Titan IV">IV</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tsyklon" title="Tsyklon">Tsyklon</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/R-36_(missile)" title="R-36 (missile)">R-36-O</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tsyklon" title="Tsyklon">original</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tsyklon-2" title="Tsyklon-2">2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tsyklon-3" title="Tsyklon-3">3</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Universal_Rocket" title="Universal Rocket">Universal Rocket</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Proton_(rocket_family)" title="Proton (rocket family)">UR-500 Proton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Proton-K" title="Proton-K">Proton-K</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rokot" title="Rokot">Rokot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Strela_(rocket)" title="Strela (rocket)">Strela</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vanguard_(rocket)" title="Vanguard (rocket)">Vanguard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vega_(rocket)" 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href="/wiki/Indian_Institute_of_Space_Science_and_Technology" title="Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology">Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Institute_of_Remote_Sensing" title="Indian Institute of Remote Sensing">Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Atmospheric_Research_Laboratory" title="National Atmospheric Research Laboratory">National Atmospheric Research Laboratory (NARL)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NewSpace_India_Limited" title="NewSpace India Limited">NewSpace India Limited (NSIL)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Physical_Research_Laboratory" title="Physical Research Laboratory">Physical Research Laboratory (PRL)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Development_and_Educational_Communication_Unit" title="Development and Educational Communication Unit">Development and Educational Communication Unit (DECU)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Integrated_Space_Cell" title="Integrated Space Cell">Integrated Space Cell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defence_Space_Agency" title="Defence Space Agency">Defence Space Agency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Space_Promotion_and_Authorisation_Centre" title="Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre">Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN–SPACe)</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="14" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Indian_Space_Research_Organisation_Logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Indian_Space_Research_Organisation_Logo.svg/120px-Indian_Space_Research_Organisation_Logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="116" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Indian_Space_Research_Organisation_Logo.svg/180px-Indian_Space_Research_Organisation_Logo.svg.png 1.5x, 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title="Indian Remote Sensing Programme">IRS</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cartosat" title="Cartosat">Cartosat</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RISAT" title="RISAT">RISAT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rohini_(satellite)" title="Rohini (satellite)">Rohini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stretched_Rohini_Satellite_Series" title="Stretched Rohini Satellite Series">SROSS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chandrayaan_programme" title="Chandrayaan programme">Chandrayaan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Human_Spaceflight_Programme" title="Indian Human Spaceflight Programme">Human Spaceflight Programme</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Satellites</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ariane_Passenger_Payload_Experiment" title="Ariane Passenger Payload Experiment">APPLE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aryabhata_(satellite)" title="Aryabhata (satellite)">Aryabhata</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HAMSAT" title="HAMSAT">HAMSAT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IMS-1" title="IMS-1">IMS-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Megha-Tropiques" title="Megha-Tropiques">Megha-Tropiques</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NISAR_(satellite)" title="NISAR (satellite)">NISAR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SARAL" title="SARAL">SARAL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Asia_Satellite" title="South Asia Satellite">South Asia Satellite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalpana-1" title="Kalpana-1">Kalpana-1</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Space observatories</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Astrosat" class="mw-redirect" title="Astrosat">Astrosat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aditya-L1" title="Aditya-L1">Aditya-L1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/XPoSat" title="XPoSat">XPoSat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AstroSat-2" title="AstroSat-2">AstroSat-2</a> (proposed)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Lunar and<br />planetary spacecraft</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chandrayaan-1" title="Chandrayaan-1">Chandrayaan-1</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Moon_Impact_Probe" title="Moon Impact Probe">Moon Impact Probe</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chandrayaan-2" title="Chandrayaan-2">Chandrayaan-2</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chandrayaan-2#Vikram_lander" title="Chandrayaan-2"><i>Vikram</i> lander</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pragyan_(Chandrayaan-2)" title="Pragyan (Chandrayaan-2)"><i>Pragyan</i> rover</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chandrayaan-3" title="Chandrayaan-3">Chandrayaan-3</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chandrayaan-3#Lander" title="Chandrayaan-3"><i>Vikram</i> lander</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pragyan_(Chandrayaan-3)" title="Pragyan (Chandrayaan-3)"><i>Pragyan</i> rover</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chandrayaan-4" title="Chandrayaan-4">Chandrayaan-4</a> (upcoming)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lunar_Polar_Exploration_Mission" title="Lunar Polar Exploration Mission">Lunar Polar Exploration Mission</a> (proposed)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mars_Orbiter_Mission" title="Mars Orbiter Mission">Mars Orbiter Mission</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mars_Orbiter_Mission_2" class="mw-redirect" title="Mars Orbiter Mission 2">Mars Orbiter Mission 2</a> (proposed)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venus_Orbiter_Mission" title="Venus Orbiter Mission">Venus Orbiter Mission</a> (proposed)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Human spaceflight</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Indian_human_spaceflight_programme" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian human spaceflight programme">Indian human spaceflight programme</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Space_Capsule_Recovery_Experiment" title="Space Capsule Recovery Experiment">SRE-1</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Space_Capsule_Recovery_Experiment_II" title="Space Capsule Recovery Experiment II">SRE-II</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gaganyaan" title="Gaganyaan">Gaganyaan</a></i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Crew_Module_Atmospheric_Re-entry_Experiment" title="Crew Module Atmospheric Re-entry Experiment">CARE</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ISRO_Space_Station" class="mw-redirect" title="ISRO Space Station">ISRO Space Station</a> (proposed)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Launch_vehicle" title="Launch vehicle">Launch vehicles</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Active</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Orbital <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Polar_Satellite_Launch_Vehicle" title="Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle">PSLV</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_PSLV_launches" title="List of PSLV launches">Launches</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geosynchronous_Satellite_Launch_Vehicle" title="Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle">GSLV</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_GSLV_launches" title="List of GSLV launches">Launches</a></li></ul></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">LVM3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Small_Satellite_Launch_Vehicle" title="Small Satellite Launch Vehicle">SSLV</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_SSLV_launches" title="List of SSLV launches">Launches</a></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>Suborbital <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rohini_(rocket_family)" title="Rohini (rocket family)">Rohini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Advanced_Technology_Vehicle" title="Advanced Technology Vehicle">ATV</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">In development</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/RLV_Technology_Demonstration_Programme" title="RLV Technology Demonstration Programme">RLV Technology Demonstration Programme</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Next_Generation_Launch_Vehicle" title="Next Generation Launch Vehicle">NGLV</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Retired</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Satellite_Launch_Vehicle" title="Satellite Launch Vehicle">SLV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Augmented_Satellite_Launch_Vehicle" title="Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle">ASLV</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Engines</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Active</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/CE-7.5" title="CE-7.5">CE-7.5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CE-20" title="CE-20">CE-20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vikas_(rocket_engine)" title="Vikas (rocket engine)">Vikas</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">In development</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/SCE-200" title="SCE-200">SCE-200</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Spaceport" title="Spaceport">Spaceports</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Satish_Dhawan_Space_Centre" title="Satish Dhawan Space Centre">Satish Dhawan Space Centre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thumba_Equatorial_Rocket_Launching_Station" title="Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station">Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station</a></li></ul> <ul><li>under development <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kulasekharapatnam_Spaceport" class="mw-redirect" title="Kulasekharapatnam Spaceport">Kulasekharapatnam Spaceport</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Research facilities</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vikram_Sarabhai_Space_Centre" title="Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre">Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U_R_Rao_Satellite_Centre" title="U R Rao Satellite Centre">U R Rao Satellite Centre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liquid_Propulsion_Systems_Centre" title="Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre">Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ISRO_Propulsion_Complex" title="ISRO Propulsion Complex">ISRO Propulsion Complex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_Applications_Centre" title="Space Applications Centre">Space Applications Centre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ISRO_Inertial_Systems_Unit" title="ISRO Inertial Systems Unit">ISRO Inertial Systems Unit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laboratory_for_Electro-Optics_Systems" title="Laboratory for Electro-Optics Systems">Laboratory for Electro-Optics Systems</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Human_Space_Flight_Centre" title="Human Space Flight Centre">Human Space Flight Centre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Development_and_Educational_Communication_Unit" title="Development and Educational Communication Unit">Development and Educational Communication Unit</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Communications</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Deep_Space_Network" title="Indian Deep Space Network">Indian Deep Space Network</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Space_Science_Data_Centre" title="Indian Space Science Data Centre">Indian Space Science Data Centre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ISRO_Telemetry,_Tracking_and_Command_Network" title="ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network">ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Master_Control_Facility_(ISRO)" class="mw-redirect" title="Master Control Facility (ISRO)">Master Control Facility</a></li> <li><a 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