PSLV
OperationalISRO · India · First flight 1993
India's long-serving workhorse launcher, with 64 flights since 1993. Known for cost-effective rideshare and dedicated small satellite missions. In February 2017, PSLV-C37 deployed 104 satellites, a single-mission record at the time (SpaceX's Transporter-1 carried 143 in January 2021). Its two most recent flights, PSLV-C61 (May 2025) and PSLV-C62 (January 2026), both failed because of third-stage problems.
Launch price
Not published
Payload to GTO
1,425 kg
Career record
92.2%
59/64 successful · as of 2026-10-09
Next launch
Nov 2026
TDS-01
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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.
Last 90 days
0
launches flown
Tracked flights
4
2 success · 0 partial · 2 failed
Tracked success rate
50%
full successes / attempts; partial failures are not successes
On the manifest
5
upcoming launches
Upcoming
Specifications
| 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 GTO | 1,425 kg |
| Payload to SSO | 1,750 kg |
| Reusable | No |
| First flight | 1993-09-20 |
| Last flight | Active |
| Variants seen on the manifest | PSLV, PSLV XL, PSLV-CA, PSLV-DL |
Where it launches from
Frequently asked
How much does a PSLV launch cost?
ISRO has not published a list price for PSLV.
When is the next PSLV launch?
The next tracked PSLV launch is TDS-01, Nov 2026 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India. Dates move; Mission Control carries the live countdown.
How reliable is PSLV?
PSLV has flown 64 times as of 2026-10-09, with 59 successes, 4 failures and 1 partial failures: a 92.2% success rate.
How much can PSLV carry?
1,425 kg to geostationary transfer orbit, 1,750 kg to sun-synchronous orbit.