List of GSLV launches

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Liftoff of GSLV Mk. II F14 from SDSC SLP, carrying INSAT-3DS.

This is a list of launches conducted by ISRO using Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) rockets. This list does not include LVM3 (formerly known as GSLV Mk III) launches, which can be found here.

Notable missions

GSLV MK. I flight D1

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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

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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 Template:Convert 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

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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 bolster 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.

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Launch history

Template:As of, rockets from the GSLV family have made 18 launches, resulting in 12 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 Template:Flagicon GSAT-1 1540 kg GTO INSAT Template: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 Template:Flagicon GSAT-2 1825 kg GTO INSAT Template:Success
Developmental flight.[14]
F01 20 September 2004
10:31 		Mk I First Template:Flagicon GSAT-3 1950 kg GTO INSAT Template:Success
First operational flight.[15]
F02 10 July 2006
12:08 		Mk I Second Template:Flagicon INSAT-4C 2168 kg GTO INSAT Template: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 Template:Flagicon INSAT-4CR 2160 kg GTO INSAT Template: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 Template:Flagicon GSAT-4 2220 kg GTO INSAT Template: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 Template:Flagicon GSAT-5P 2310 kg GTO INSAT Template: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 Template:Flagicon GSAT-14 1980 kg GTO INSAT Template: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 Template:Cvt. 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 Template:Flagicon GSAT-6 2117 kg GTO INSAT Template: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 Template:Flagicon INSAT-3DR 2211 kg GTO INSAT Template: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 Template:Flagicon GSAT-9 / South Asia Satellite 2230 kg GTO INSAT Template: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 Template:Flagicon GSAT-6A 2140 kg GTO INSAT Template:Success
Used an enhanced version of the Vikas engine called High Thrust Vikas Engine (HTVE) which had a thrust of Template:Cvt 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 Template:Flagicon GSAT-7A 2250 kg GTO INSAT Template: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 Template:Flagicon GISAT-1 / EOS-03 2268 kg GTO ISRO Template: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 Template:Flagicon NVS-01 2232 kg GTO ISRO Template: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]

2024

Flight No. Date / time (UTC) Rocket,
Configuration 		Launch site Payload Payload mass Orbit User Launch
Outcome
F14 17 February 2024
12:05 		Mk II Second Template:Flagicon INSAT-3DS 2275 kg GTO ISRO Template:Success
Follow on mission to INSAT-3DR. In this mission, a new white coloured C15 stage was introduced which has more environmental-friendly manufacturing processes, better insulation properties and the use of lightweight materials.[65]

2025

Flight No. Date / time (UTC) Rocket,
Configuration 		Launch site Payload Payload mass Orbit User Launch
Outcome
F15 29 January 2025
00:53[66][67] 		Mk II Second Template:Flagicon NVS-02 (IRNSS-1K) 2250 kg GTO ISRO Template:Success
Second generation NAVIC satellite. Also known IRNSS-1K.
F16 30 July 2025
12:10[68] 		Mk II Second Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon NISAR 2393 kg SSO NASA / ISRO Template:Success
A NASA - ISRO joint mission to co-develop and launch a dual-frequency synthetic aperture radar on an Earth observation satellite.

Future launches

Date / time (UTC) Rocket,
Configuration 		Launch site Payload Orbit User
By Q1 2026[69] Mk II Second Template:Flagicon NVS-03 GTO ISRO
Flight F17, Second generation NAVIC satellite. Also known IRNSS-1L
By Q1 2026[69] Mk II Second Template:Flagicon EOS-05 (GISAT-1A) TBD ISRO
Flight F18, Follow mission to GISAT-1 2268 kg[70][57][71]
2026[72][73][74][75] Mk II Second Template:Flagicon IDRSS-1 (CMS-04) GTO ISRO
[76][57]
2026[77] Mk II Second Template:Flagicon NVS-04 GTO ISRO
Second generation NAVIC satellite. Also known IRNSS-1M
2026[78] Mk II Second Template:Flagicon NVS-05 GTO ISRO
Second generation NAVIC satellite. Also known IRNSS-1N
2026-27[74][75] Mk II Second Template:Flagicon IDRSS-2 GTO ISRO
[76]
TBA[79] GEV Second Template:Flagicon RLV-ORV LEO ISRO
Orbital Reentry Experiment (OREX) of RLV-TD will use the existing GSLV launch vehicle with PS-4 stage instead of its CUS upper stages (due to decreased performance unlike a regular GSLV launch) and Orbital Re-entry vehicle (ORV) in place of its ogive payload fairing.[80][81]

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See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Page 2 of 2: Comprehensive Orbital Launch Failure List, Kyle, Ed(28 December 2010). Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  2. ↑ Press Brief on GSLV-D1/GSAT-1. ISRO(24 April 2001).
  3. ↑ GSLV Mk III, the next milestone(22 January 2014).
  4. ↑ ISRO clears launch of GSLV-D5. Business Standard(31 December 2013). Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  5. ↑ Isro successfully launches indigenous cryogenic engine-powered GSLV-D5. The Times Of India. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  6. ↑ GSLV-D5-Success. ISRO. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  7. ↑ GSLV-D5 Launch Success. The Hindu(5 January 2014). Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  8. ↑ Made in India South Asia Satellite to be launched on 5 May 2017(30 April 2017).
  9. ↑ Official Press Release: GSLV Successfully Launches South Asia Satellite. Press Information Bureau(5 May 2017).
  10. ↑ South Asian diplomacy lifts off on 2230-kg ISRO satellite GSAT-9. The Indian Express(6 May 2017).
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 India launches satellite linking its South Asian neighbors. Spaceflight Now(6 May 2017).
  12. ↑ India's SAARC satellite proposal: a boost to a multilateral space agenda(18 August 2014). Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  13. ↑ List of GSLV launches. isro.org. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  14. ↑ GSLV-D2 Mission. ISRO.
  15. ↑ EDUSAT mission. ISRO.
  16. ↑ GSLV-F02 Failure Analysis Committee Report. www.spaceref.com. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 From Fishing Hamlet to Red Planet: India's Space Journey{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. HarperCollins Publishers India(15 December 2015). ISBN 9789351776895
  18. ↑ India's large satellite launcher returns to flight, Clark, Stephen. Spaceflight Now(2 September 2007).
  19. ↑ INSAT-4CR successfully placed in orbit. Times of India(2 September 2007).
  20. ↑ GSLV-F04 Launch Successful – Places INSAT-4CR in orbit. ISRO.
  21. ↑ ISRO refutes INSAT-4CR "disappearance" story.
  22. ↑ First manoeuvre to raise satellite's orbit. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  23. ↑ GSLV-D3 Failure Analysis Report. ISRO. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  24. ↑ GSLV-F06 Failure-Preliminary findings and Further steps - ISRO. www.isro.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
  25. ↑ Rocket failed after 45 seconds, says ISRO(25 December 2010). Retrieved 25 December 2010.
  26. ↑ GSLV-D5 rocket launch delayed, countdown clock stopped due to leak in second stage. NDTV. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
  27. ↑ Another shot at GSLV with indigenous cryogenic engine. The Hindu(31 October 2013). Retrieved 27 November 2013.
  28. ↑ Preparations in full swing for December 15 GSLV mission. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
  29. ↑ GSAT-14 Separated. Twitter(5 January 2014). Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  30. ↑ Performance of Cryogenic stage of GSLV D5 normal. Ignition sustained.. Twitter(5 January 2014). Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  31. ↑ ISRO's GSLV D-6 puts GSAT-6 satellite in orbit. The Hindu(27 August 2015).
  32. ↑ GSAT 6. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  33. ↑ GSAT-6 slated for March launch. The Hindu(29 October 2014). Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  34. ↑ ISRO's desi cryo engine–powered GSLV-F05 places INSAT-3DR weather satellite in orbit. Times of India(8 September 2016). Retrieved 2016-09-08.
  35. ↑ GSLV puts advanced Indian weather satellite in orbit, Clark, Stephen. Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
  36. ↑ GSLV-F05 lobs advanced weather satellite INSAT-3DR into orbit. The Hindu(8 September 2016). Retrieved 2016-09-08.
  37. ↑ Made in India South Asia Satellite to be launched on 5 May 2017(30 April 2017).
  38. ↑ South Asian diplomacy lifts off on 2230-kg ISRO satellite GSAT-9. The Indian Express(6 May 2017).
  39. ↑ GSLV F08-GSAT-6A Brochure. isro.gov.in. Indian Space Research Organisation. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  40. ↑ ISRO Loses communication with GSAT-6A. The Economic Times(April 2018). Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  41. ↑ Status Update of GSAT-6A. isro.gov.in. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  42. ↑ ISRO confirms losing contact with communication satellite GSAT-6A. The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  43. ↑ GSLV Successfully Launches GSAT-6A Satellite. Press Information Bureau(29 March 2018).
  44. ↑ 29న జిఎస్‌ఎల్వీ- ఎఫ్‌08 ప్రయోగం. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
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  46. ↑ India's 19 upcoming missions, and ISRO's Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV)(2018-08-28). Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  47. ↑ Isro lines up 3 rocket launches in two months. The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
  48. ↑ 19న నింగిలోకి జీఎస్‌ఎల్‌వీ-ఎఫ్ 11 రాకెట్ | Daily Newspaper in Telugu | Telugu News Headlines | Andhrabhoomi. andhrabhoomi.netn. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
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  50. ↑ ISRO plans to launch geo imaging satellite on August 12(10 July 2021). Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  51. ↑ SDSC-SHAR - Upcoming Missions. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  52. ↑ Template:Cite tweet
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  54. ↑ GSLV failure to have an impact on India's human space mission. Business Standard India(2021-08-12). Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  55. ↑ GSLV-F10 / GISAT-1. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  56. ↑ Planned Launches of GSLV. VSSC. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  57. ↑ 57.0 57.1 57.2 Annual Report 2022-2023(23 March 2023). Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  58. ↑ SDSC-SHAR Website. www.shar.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
  59. ↑ 2021 GSLV mission failed due to loss of pressure in fuel tank:Isro. www.hindustantimes.com(20 November 2021). Retrieved 2021-11-20.
  60. ↑ GSLV-F10/EOS-03 Mission Failure: Failure Analysis Committee submits conclusions & recommendations - ISRO. www.isro.gov.in. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  61. ↑ ISRO's GSLV-F12 successfully places navigation satellite NVS-01 into intended orbit. The Hindu(2023-05-29). Retrieved 2023-06-01.
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  64. ↑ GSLV-F12/NVS-01 Mission. www.isro.gov.in. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
  65. ↑ GSLV-F14/INSAT-3DS Gallery. www.isro.gov.in. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
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  80. ↑ Reusable Launch Vehicle. www.vssc.gov.in. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
  81. ↑ 75 Major Activities of ISRO.

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