PSLV
IND Wikipedia 
Built & Operated By
Indian Space Research Organization
Government · founded 1969
Family
PSLV
Maiden Flight
20 SEP 1993
About
The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) is an expendable medium-lift launch vehicle designed and operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It was developed to allow India to launch its Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) satellites into sun-synchronous orbits, a service that was, until the advent of the PSLV in 1993, commercially available only from Russia. PSLV can also launch small size satellites into Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO).
Vehicle Specifications
Height
44 m
Diameter
2.8 m
Launch Mass
295 T
Thrust
4,847 kN
Stages
4
Configuration
Expendable
Launch Record
Total Launches
12
Successful
10
Failed
2
Consecutive
8
Upcoming
2
Performance
To LEO
3,800 kg
To GTO
1,200 kg
Launch Cost
$21.0M