Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III)
ISRO
Details
Height
43.4 m
Diameter
4 m
GTO
5,000 kg
LEO
10,000 kg
Thrust at Liftoff
11,898 kN
Apogee
40,000 km
Launch Cost
$46M
Maiden Flight
December 18, 2014
Description
The Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM-3), previously called Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III (GSLV Mk III), is a three-stage medium-lift launch vehicle developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It is designed to launch satellites into geostationary orbit, and is intended as a launch vehicle for crewed missions under the Indian Human Spaceflight Programme.