Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle

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The Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) is an Indian expendable launch system designed to place heavy communication and other satellites into geosynchronous transfer orbit.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf expendable launch system
orbital launch vehicle
rocket family
abbreviation GSLV
agencyProgram Indian national space program
countryOfOrigin India
designGoal independent access to geosynchronous orbit
developedBy Indian Space Research Organisation
developmentStart 1990s
family GSLV Mk I
GSLV Mk II
GSLV Mk III
linked to: GSLV Mk III / LVM3
firstFlight 18 April 2001
firstFlightPayload GSAT-1
firstFlightVehicle GSLV D1
firstStageType solid rocket motor with strap-on boosters
launchCapability geosynchronous transfer orbit
low Earth orbit
launchConfiguration core stage with four liquid strap-on boosters in early variants
launchesCommunicationSatellitesOfType GSAT
INSAT
linked to: INSAT series
launchFrequency low to moderate
launchPadUsed First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre
Second Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre
launchSite Satish Dhawan Space Centre
manufacturer Indian Space Research Organisation
notableVariant GSLV Mk II
GSLV Mk III / LVM3
operator Indian Space Research Organisation
organization ISRO Launch Vehicle Programme
primaryUser Indian Space Research Organisation
propellantType cryogenic
liquid
solid
purpose launching communication satellites
placing satellites into geosynchronous transfer orbit
reusability expendable
secondStageType liquid-fuelled stage
stages three-stage rocket
status operational
successor LVM3
technologyMilestone first Indian rocket to use an indigenously developed cryogenic upper stage
thirdStageType cryogenic upper stage
typicalPayloadToGTO about 2 tonnes
upperStagePropellantType cryogenic
usedForMissionType communication
experimental
meteorology
navigation

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Indian Space Research Organisation developedLaunchVehicle Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle
Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle abbreviation GSLV
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Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle firstFlightVehicle GSLV D1
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Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle family GSLV Mk I
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Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle family GSLV Mk II
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Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle notableVariant GSLV Mk II
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Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle organization ISRO Launch Vehicle Programme
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Satish Dhawan Space Centre launches Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle
GSLV Mk III family GSLV launch vehicle family
subject linked to: GSLV Mk III / LVM3
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INSAT series launchVehicleUsed GSLV
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GSAT-1 launchVehicle GSLV Mk I
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GSAT-1 launchVehicle Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle
GSAT-1 program GSLV programme
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GSAT-1 wasFirstPayloadOf Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle programme
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LVM3 family GSLV family
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LVM3 successorTo GSLV Mk II
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GSAT launchVehicleUsed GSLV
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GSAT launchVehicleUsed GSLV Mk II
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First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre usedByRocket Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle
First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre usedByRocket GSLV
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SDSC launchVehicle Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle
SDSC launchVehicle GSLV
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SDSC launchVehicle GSLV Mk II
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SHAR usedByLaunchVehicle GSLV
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Solid Propellant Space Booster Plant supportsProgram Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle
Solid Propellant Space Booster Plant supportsProgram GSLV
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Launch Control Centre (Satish Dhawan Space Centre) supportsVehicle Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle
subject linked to: Launch Control Centre
Static Test and Evaluation Complex associatedWith Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle
Launch Vehicle Mark 3 family GSLV family
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Launch Vehicle Mark 3 successorTo GSLV Mk II
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Indian Lunar Exploration Programme launchVehicleUsed GSLV Mk II
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Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre responsibleFor Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle programme
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Indian civilian space programme notableLaunchVehicle Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle
Indian space exploration programmes launchVehicleFamily GSLV
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Antrix Corporation associatedWith Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle
INSAT-4CR launchVehicle GSLV-F04
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INSAT-4CR launchVehicle Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle
INSAT-3DR launchVehicle GSLV-F05
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INSAT-3DR launchRocketFamily GSLV Mk II
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INSAT-3DS launchVehicle GSLV Mk II
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