ISRO · India · First flight 1993
India's highly reliable workhorse launcher with over 65 missions. Known for cost-effective rideshare and dedicated small satellite missions. Holds the record for deploying 104 satellites in a single mission (PSLV-C37).
From SpaceNexus's launch tracker (tracked since Dec 5, 2024); outcomes recorded as each flight lands. Career totals above are the vehicle's full history.
| Height | 44 m |
| Diameter | 2.8 m |
| Liftoff mass | 320,000 kg |
| Stages | 4 |
| Engines | S139 + Vikas + PS3 + PS4 |
| Propellant | HTPB + UDMH/N2O4 + HTPB + MMH/MON-3 |
| Fairing diameter | 3.2 m |
| Payload to LEO | 3,800 kg |
| Payload to GTO | 1,425 kg |
| Payload to SSO | 1,750 kg |
| Payload to TLI | — |
| Reusable | No |
| First flight | 1993-09-20 |
| Last flight | Active |
| Variants seen on the manifest | PSLV, PSLV XL, PSLV-CA, PSLV-DL |
A dedicated PSLV launch lists at roughly $21 million, about $5,526 per kilogram to low Earth orbit at full payload. Actual contract prices vary with orbit, integration and government requirements.
No PSLV launch is currently on the tracked manifest.
PSLV has flown 65 times with 62 successes, 2 failures and 1 partial failures — a 95.2% success rate, with 55 consecutive successes at last count.
3,800 kg to low Earth orbit, 1,425 kg to geostationary transfer orbit, 1,750 kg to sun-synchronous orbit.