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GSLV
India
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India's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, developed to carry heavier communications satellites to geostationary transfer orbit than the PSLV can manage, using a cryogenic upper stage India developed indigenously after a Russian technology-transfer deal collapsed under U.S. pressure in the 1990s.
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Vehicle ClassMedium-lift expendable launch vehicle 1 ManufacturerIndian Space Research Organisation 1 First Flight Date StatusOperational, launching India's heavier geostationary and navigation satellites. 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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1. Encyclopedia Astronautica
http://astronautix.com/g/gslv.htmlQuote, http://astronautix.com/g/gslv.html
Indian mixed-propulsion orbital launch vehicle for geosynchronous satellites using a LOx/LH2 upper stage developed from Russian technology.
1. Encyclopedia Astronautica
Operated By: ISRO
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