Launch Vehicle Mark III
The Launch Vehicle Mark-3 or LVM3 (previously referred as the GSLV Mk III) is a three-stage medium-lift launch vehicle developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Primarily designed to launch communication satellites into geostationary orbit, it is also due to launch crewed missions under the Indian Human Spaceflight Programme. LVM3 has a higher payload capacity than its predecessor, GSLV.
Key facts
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- LVM3 M6 with BlueBird-6 during Liftoff (3).webp
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- LVM3 M6 during liftoff from SDSC SLP, carrying BlueBird Block 2 satellite for AST SpaceMobile
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- Launch Vehicle Mark-3
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- Medium-lift launch vehicle
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- ISRO
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- India
- Rocket.stages
- 3
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- Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle
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- Active
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- Satish Dhawan SLP
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- 9
- Rocket.success
- 9
Article
17 sectionsContents
- History
- Vehicle Description
- Specifications
- S200 solid boosters
- L110 liquid core stage
- C25 cryogenic upper stage
- Payload fairing
- Variants and upgrades
- Human-rating certification
- Mating with semi-cryogenic stage
- Induction of upgraded cryogenic stage
- Launch statistics
- Gallery
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
The Launch Vehicle Mark-3 or LVM3 (previously referred as the GSLV Mk III) is a three-stage medium-lift launch vehicle developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Primarily designed to launch communication satellites into geostationary orbit, it is also due to launch crewed missions under the Indian Human Spaceflight Programme. LVM3 has a higher payload capacity than its predecessor, GSLV.
After several delays and a sub-orbital test flight on 18 December 2014, ISRO successfully conducted the first orbital test launch of LVM3 on 5 June 2017 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre.