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PSLV
India's workhorse small/medium-lift launcher; PSLV-C61 (May 2025) and PSLV-C62 (January 2026) both failed, and it has not flown since.
Verified 2026-09-24 · First flight 1993-09-20
Systems cutaway
Specs & Metrics
- Payload to LEO ↑ better
- 1,750 kg
- PSLV-XL variant to 600 km SSO
- Maximum payload mass deliverable to low Earth orbit (~200–400 km circular), in the vehicle's stated reference configuration.
- Liftoff Thrust ↑ better
- 4800 kN
- PSLV-XL first stage thrust
- Total first-stage thrust at liftoff (sea-level), in kilonewtons, summing all active engines and solid strap-ons.
- Liftoff Mass ↓ better
- 320 t
- PSLV-XL variant
- Total vehicle mass at liftoff including propellant, payload, and all stages, in metric tonnes.
- Vehicle Height ↓ better
- 44.4 m
- PSLV-XL
- Full stack height at liftoff, in metres, including fairing or spacecraft.
- Mission Success Rate ↑ better
- 92.2%
- all variants: 59 successes, 4 failures, 1 partial failure in 64 launches through PSLV-C62 (2026-01-12), which failed
- Percentage of launch attempts rated as full mission successes over the vehicle's complete flight history.
- Launches in 2025 ↑ better
- 1
- PSLV-C61 on May 18, 2025 (mission failure — third stage anomaly)
- Total number of launch attempts conducted in calendar year 2025 (Jan 1 – Dec 31 UTC).