ISRO’S LAUNCH VEHICLES

  • Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV): first
    rocket developed by ISRO for a small
    satellite
  • Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV):
    1st launch was in 1994. It is the first
    Indian launch vehicle to be equipped
    with liquid stages.
  • Geosynchronous Satellite Launch
    Vehicle (GSLV): The indigenously
    developed Cryogenic Upper Stage
    (CUS), forms the third stage of GSLV Mk II.
  • Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV): SSLV is targeted at rising global demand for the launch
    of small and micro-satellites. SSLV is meant to offer cost-effective launch services for satellites
    up to 500 kg.
  • Reusable Rockets: ISRO has also developed a reusable rocket, called RLV-TD (Reusable Launch
    Vehicle Technology Demonstrator) which had a successful test flight in 2016.

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