Astronomy:List of GSLV launches

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Short description: Launches made by the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk I and Mk II

Liftoff of GSLV Mk. II F08 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, carrying GSAT-6A.

This is a list of launches conducted by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) using Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) rockets. This list does not include LVM 3 (formerly known as GSLV Mk III) launches, which can be found here.

Notable missions

GSLV MK. I flight D1

This was the first developmental flight of the GSLV Mk.I featuring Russian cryogenic engine KVD-1. It was used to place an experimental satellite GSAT-1 into the orbit. However, due to sub-optimal performance and lack of fuel the vehicle did not achieve the intended orbit and the satellite had to maneuver itself using onboard fuel to correct the shortfall. ISRO claims the launch to be successful.[1][2] In a 2014 interview, ISRO Chairman K. Radhakrishnan attributed the failure to incorrect mixture ratio used in the cryogenic upper stage.[3][1][4]

GSLV MK. II flight D5

This was the second test flight with indigenous cryogenic stage CE-7.5 and the first successful launch with the CE-7.5. The flight lifted and successfully placed the 1,982 kilograms (4,370 lb) GSAT-14 into the orbit. This flight became the harbinger of successful launch with the indigenous cryogenic stage.[5][6][7]

GSLV MK. II flight F09

Main page: Engineering:South Asia Satellite

This was the fourth consecutive successful flight of GSLV Mk. II with indigenous cryogenic engine. The flight placed the regional satellite South Asia Satellite was previously named as South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Satellite.[8][9][10][11] The satellite was a gift from India to its neighbors to bolsters Prime Minister Narendra Modi's neighborhood first policy[12] Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka are the users of the multi-dimensional facilities provided by the satellite.

Launch statistics

Rocket configurations

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Launch sites

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Mission outcome

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Launch history

(As of May 2023), rockets from the GSLV family have made 15 launches, resulting in 9 successes, four failures, and two partial failures.[13] All launches have occurred from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, known before 2002 as the Sriharikota Range (SHAR).

2001–2009

Flight No. Date / time (UTC) Rocket,
Configuration
Launch site Payload Payload mass Orbit User Launch
outcome
D1 18 April 2001
10:13
Mk I First India GSAT-1 1540 kg GTO INSAT Partial failure
Developmental flight, payload placed into lower than planned orbit, and did not have sufficient fuel to reach a usable orbit.[1]
D2 8 May 2003
11:28
Mk I First India GSAT-2 1825 kg GTO INSAT Success
Developmental flight.[14]
F01 20 September 2004
10:31
Mk I First India GSAT-3 1950 kg GTO INSAT Success
First operational flight.[15]
F02 10 July 2006
12:08
Mk I Second India INSAT-4C 2168 kg GTO INSAT Failure
One of the L40 strap-on engines failed at lift-off. Both rocket and satellite had to be destroyed over the Bay of Bengal after the rocket's trajectory veered outside permitted limits.[16]
F04 2 September 2007
12:51
Mk I Second India INSAT-4CR 2160 kg GTO INSAT Partial failure
High roll rate build-up due control system malfunction on one L40 strapon resulted in premature shutdown of other strap-on stages.[17] Due to an error in the guidance subsystem achieved orbit had lower apogee and inclination higher than expected.[18] Orbit corrected through satellite, eventually the INSAT-4CR was placed in its slot.[19][20][21] Satellite completed its planned design life while it was fully operational. ISRO claims this GSLV flight to be successful.[22]

2010–2017

Flight No. Date / time (UTC) Rocket,
Configuration
Launch site Payload Payload mass Orbit User Launch
outcome
D3 15 April 2010
10:57
Mk II Second India GSAT-4 2220 kg GTO INSAT Failure
First flight test of the ISRO designed and built Cryogenic Upper Stage (CUS). Failed to reach orbit due to malfunction of the Fuel Booster Turbo Pump (FBTP) of the cryogenic upper stage.[23]
F06 25 December 2010
10:34
Mk I Second India GSAT-5P 2310 kg GTO INSAT Failure
First flight of GSLV Mk.I (c). Aft shroud of upper stage engine bay disintegrated due to aerodynamic loads, snapping the electrical continuity to L40 strapons.[24][17] Vehicle was destroyed by range safety officer after loss of control over liquid-fueled boosters.[25]
D5 5 January 2014
10:48
Mk II Second India GSAT-14 1980 kg GTO INSAT Success
The flight was scheduled for 19 August 2013, but one hour and 14 minutes before the lift off, a leakage was reported and the launch was halted.[26] Second flight of GSLV with indigenous cryogenic upper stage (CUS) developed by ISRO's Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) was launched successfully on 5 January 2014.[27][28] It was a launch with precision of 40 m (130 ft). All the three stages performed successfully.[29][30] This was the first successful flight of the cryogenic stage which was developed indigenously in India.
D6 27 August 2015
11:22
Mk II Second India GSAT-6 2117 kg GTO INSAT Success
GSLV Mk II D6 with an Indigenous Cryogenic Engine (ICE) successfully ferried GSAT-6 payload into Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) with injection parameters of 170 km x 35945 km, 19.96° inclination. The cuboid-shaped GSAT-6 satellite includes a technology demonstrator S-Band unfurlable antenna with a diameter of six metre which will provide S-band communication services during its expected mission life of nine years.[31][32][33]
F05 8 September 2016
11:20
MK II Second India INSAT-3DR 2211 kg GTO INSAT Success
First operational flight of GSLV Mk II. The injection parameters were met with extreme precision. Perigee was within 300m (within 0.18%) of the expected value whereas apogee was within 0.2% (80 km). The difference between expected and actual inclination degree was 0.

INSAT-3DR is an advanced atmospheric weather satellite. as well as the second heaviest satellite placed in orbit by an indigenous cryogenic engine propelled GSLV [34][35][36]

F09 5 May 2017
11:27
Mk II Second India GSAT-9 / South Asia Satellite 2230 kg GTO INSAT Success
South Asia Satellite was previously named as South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Satellite.[37][38][11]

2018

Flight No. Date / time (UTC) Rocket,
Configuration
Launch site Payload Payload mass Orbit User Launch
Outcome
F08 29 March 2018
11:26
Mk II Second India GSAT-6A 2140 kg GTO INSAT Success
Used an enhanced version of the Vikas engine called High Thrust Vikas Engine (HTVE) which had a thrust of 848 kN (191,000 lbf) in GS2 stage. Electro-hydraulic Actuation used for gimballing in GS2 stage was replaced by more reliable Electro-Mechanical Actuation.[39][40][41][42][43][44][45]
F11 19 December 2018
10:40
Mk II Second India GSAT-7A 2250 kg GTO INSAT Success
Used an enhanced version of the Vikas engine called High Thrust Vikas Engine (HTVE) along with uprated cryogenic engine C15.[46][47][48][49]

2021

Flight No. Date / time (UTC) Rocket,
Configuration
Launch site Payload Payload mass Orbit User Launch
Outcome
F10 12 August 2021
00:13[50][51]
Mk II Second India GISAT-1 / EOS-03 2268 kg GTO ISRO Failure
Carried EOS-03, a geostationary multi-spectral imaging satellite. The third stage failed to ignite, leading to the loss of the mission. The cause of failure was found to be a 50 millibar drop in pressure in the Liquid Hydrogen tank of the Cryogenic Upper Stage (CUS) [52][53][54][55][56][57][58][59][60]

2023

Flight No. Date / time (UTC) Rocket,
Configuration
Launch site Payload Payload mass Orbit User Launch
Outcome
F12 29 May 2023
10:42[61][62]
Mk II Second India NVS-01 2232 kg GTO ISRO Success
NVS-01 is the first in the second generation navigational satellites. It carried navigational payload operating in L1,L5 and s bands. For the first time, an indigenous atomic clock was flown in NVS-01.[63][64]

Future launches

Date / time (UTC) Rocket,
Configuration
Launch site Payload Orbit User
17 February 2024 F14 MK2 Second India INSAT-3DS GTO ISRO
Follow on mission to INSAT-3DR.
30 March 2024 Mk II Second United States India NISAR SSO NASA / ISRO
2024[65] Mk II Second Launch Pad India NVS-02 GTO ISRO
Second generation NAVIC satellite.
TBA[66] Mk II Second Launch Pad India GISAT-2 / EOS-05 GTO ISRO
Follow mission to GISAT-1 2268 kg[67][57][68]
TBA [69][70] Mk II Second Launch Pad India Venus Orbiter Mission Venus ISRO
First Indian Venus mission.
TBD[71][72][73][74] Mk II Second Launch Pad India IDRSS-1 / CMS-4 GTO ISRO
[75][57]
TBA[73][74] Mk II Second Launch Pad India IDRSS-2 GTO ISRO
[75]
TBA [76] GEV Second Launch Pad India RLV-ORV LEO ISRO
Orbital Reentry Experiment (ORE) of RLV-TD will use launch vehicle derived from the existing GSLV and PSLV stages to launch Orbital Re-entry vehicle (ORV).[77][78]

Gallery

See also

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