India's workhorse launch vehicle and one of the most reliable rockets in the world, the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle has launched India's Earth-observation and navigation satellites, the Chandrayaan-1 lunar probe, the Mars Orbiter Mission, and, in a single 2017 flight, a record-setting 104 satellites at once.
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Vehicle ClassMedium-lift expendable launch vehicle 2 ManufacturerIndian Space Research Organisation 2 First Flight DateDate of its first, unsuccessful flight; its first fully successful flight followed in October 1994. StatusOperational, India's most-flown launch vehicle with a long record of reliability. 2 Status
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Source Encyclopedia Astronautica
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1. Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (Wikipedia)
2. Encyclopedia Astronautica
http://astronautix.com/p/pslv.html
Indian third-generation launch vehicle, large enough to carry polar-orbiting earth resources satellites.
- Operated By: ISRO
PSLV (Wikipedia)
In Group: Indian Launch Vehicles, Lead sentence
The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) is an expendable medium-lift launch vehicle designed and operated by ISRO.
Has Vehicle Class: Expendable Launch System, Lead sentence
The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) is an expendable medium-lift launch vehicle designed and operated by ISRO.
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