Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
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The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) is an Indian launch vehicle developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It is a four-stage rocket that uses a combination of solid and liquid-fueled stages. The first PSLV launch occurred in 1993. ISRO also operates the Geostationary Space Launch Vehicle (GSLV) and the LVM3, a heavy-lift version of the GSLV. These vehicles are used to launch satellites for various purposes, including telecommunication, broadcasting, meteorology, and Earth observation. ISRO's launch vehicles have also been used for lunar and Mars missions.12
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launch vehicleIndiaThe four-stage Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) was then developed; it used a mixture of solid- and liquid-fueled stages. The first PSLV launch took place in 1993. During the 1990s India developed the liquid-fueled Geostationary Space Launch Vehicle (GSLV), which used cryogenic fuel in its upper stage.…
Read MoreThe four-stage Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) was then developed; it used a mixture of solid- and liquid-fueled stages. The first PSLV launch took place in 1993. During the 1990s India developed the liquid-fueled Geostationary Space Launch Vehicle (GSLV), which used cryogenic fuel in its upper stage.…
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Indian Space Research Organisation…developed three other rockets: the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) for putting satellites into polar orbit, the Geostationary Space Launch Vehicle (GSLV) for placing satellites into geostationary orbit, and a heavy-lift version of the GSLV called the LVM3. Those rockets launched communications satellites and Earth-observation satellites and were also used…
Read More…developed three other rockets: the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) for putting satellites into polar orbit, the Geostationary Space Launch Vehicle (GSLV) for placing satellites into geostationary orbit, and a heavy-lift version of the GSLV called the LVM3. Those rockets launched communications satellites and Earth-observation satellites and were also used…
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