![]() GSLV Mk.3(2) (GSat 29) [ISRO] |
LVM-3 or GSLV Mk.3 is an Indian lauchvehicle capable of launching a four ton satellite into geosynchronous transfer orbit. LVM-3 is a three-stage vehicle with a 110 ton core liquid propellant stage (L-110) and a strap-on stage with two solid propellant motors, each with 200 tons propellant (S-200). The upper stage will be cryogenic fueled with a propellant loading of 25 tons (C-25). LVM-3 will have a lift-off weight of about 629 tons and will be 42.4 m tall. The payload fairing has a diameter of 5 m and a payload volume of 100 cubic meters.
For the suborbital first flight, X-1, the second stage was inert without an engine. The data from this test flight resulted in a number of changes - a different ogive shape of the payload fairing and slanted nosecones for the boosters.
After the first orbital flight, an enlarged cryogenic stage was introduced.
Version | Strap-On | Stage 1 | Stage 2 |
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GSLV Mk.3 (LVM-3) | 2 × S-200 | L-110 / 2 × HTVE | C-25 / CE20 |
Performance (kg) | LEO | LPEO | SSO | GTO | GEO | MolO | IP |
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GSLV Mk.3(2) (LVM-3) |
No: TypeNo: Type Serial Date LS Payload
3 1 GSLV Mk.3(2) D2 14.11.2018 Sr SLP GSat 29 4 2 GSLV Mk.3(2) M1 22.07.2019 Sr SLP Chandrayaan 2 / Vikram Planned: 5 3 GSLV Mk.3(2) M2 xx.09.2019 Sr SLP GSat 22 ? Launch sites: Sr = Satish Dhawan Space Center (Sriharikota Space Center), Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India![]()