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PSLV-Core Alone PSLV XL PSLV-Generic No. of Solid Strap-ons : Six (9T) Payload capability to SSPO (600 km) : 1550 kg PSLV – Core Alone No. of Solid Strap-ons: NIL Payload capability to SSPO (600 km) : 1100 Kg PSLV XL No. of Solid Strap-ons: Six (12T) Payload capability o SSPO (600 Km) : 1700 kg Payload capability o sub GTO (284 x 20650 km) 1425 Kg Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV)Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) is capable of placing 2 ton class of satellites like the INSAT and GSAT series of communication satellites into Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO). Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark-II (GSLV Mk II) is the largest launch vehicle developed by India, which is currently in operation. This fourth-generation launch vehicle GSLV Mk-II has the capability to launch satellites of lift-off mass of up to 2,500 kg to the GTO and satellites of up to 5,000 kg lift-off mass to the LEO. GSLV Mk-II is a 49 m tall, three stage vehicle with a lift-off mass of 416 ton. The first stage comprises of a S139 solid booster with four liquid strap-on motors, each weighing 40 tons. The second stage (GS2) is a liquid engine carrying 37.5 tons of liquid propellant. The third stage is the indigenously built Cryogenic Upper Stage (CUS) which uses typically 15 tons of cryogenic propellants (Liquid Hydrogen (LH2) as fuel and Liquid Oxygen (LOX) as Oxidiser). Vehicle VersionsGSLV Mk-I : (Russian Cryogenic) GSLV Mk-II : (Indigenous Cryogenic) GSLV Mk-III : (Indigenous Cryogenic) Download 2.63 Mb. Share with your friends:
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