GSLV III

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GSLV Mk-III
Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle
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Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle
Stages 3
Height 42.4 m
Payload LEO 18-deg ~10,000 kg
Payload GTO ~4,400 kg

The GSLV-III or Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III is a launch vehicle currently under development by the Indian Space Research Organization to launch heavy satellites into geostationary orbit, and will allow India to be less dependent on foreign rockets for heavy lifting. The rocket is the technological successor to the GSLV. The first flight is scheduled for 2007-2008.

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[edit] Stages

[edit] First stage

S200 Large Solid Booster (LSB) with 200 tonne solid propellant stage. The S200 booster stage will each have 3.4 metre diameter and be 25 meters long. Estimated thrust of 785 tonnes-force (7.70 MN) will be produced.

[edit] Second stage

L110 restartable liquid stage with 110 tonne liquid propellant and 4-meter diameter. The L110 stage will be first Indian liquid engine cluster design using two improved Vikas engines each of 75 tonne (735 kN) thrust. The improved Vikas engine will use regenerative cooling with superior weight and ISP characteristics.

[edit] Third stage

C25 cryogenic restartable upper stage with 25 tonne LOX/LH2 propellant, 4-meter diameter and 8.2 metres long. The stage will produce 20 tonnes (196 kN) of thrust.

[edit] Summary

  • Overall length: 42.4 m
  • Lift-off weight: 630 t
  • Number of stages: 3
  • Payload: 10 t to LEO or 4.4 t to GTO (approx)
  • Launch Orbit: Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) 180 x 36,000 km

[edit] Comparable Rockets

[edit] Trivia

  • The GSLV-III is not called GSLV-II because the GSLV-I has been upgraded into the GSLV-II, which includes a more suitable cryogenic stage.
  • A possible variant GSLV-IV would likely have two extra strap on boosters, and a payload capacity of 6 tonnes to GTO.

[edit] See also

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List of expendable launch vehicles
Current:

Ariane 5 • Atlas V • Cosmos-3M • Delta II • Delta IV • Dnipro • Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle • H-IIA • Long March • Minotaur • Pegasus • Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle • Proton • Rockot • Soyuz • Taurus • Tsyklon • Zenit
Planned:

Angara • GX • H-IIB • Vega • GSLV III
Historical:

Ariane 1 • Ariane 2/3 • Ariane 4 • Atlas ICBM • Atlas II • Atlas III • Black Arrow • Delta III • Diamant • Energia • Europa • M-V • N1 • R-7 Semyorka • Saturn I • Saturn IB • Saturn V • Saturn INT-21 • PGM-17 Thor • Titan (I, II, III, IV) • Voskhod • Vostok

[edit] External links

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