Family-level launch record combining canonical variants, historical missions, public cadence forecasts, and available payload performance specs.
Historical missions are grouped by actual launch year. Forecast cadence uses family-level launch-rate rows.
| Year | Historical missions | Forecast launches |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 8 |
| 2027 | 0 | 8 |
| 2028 | 0 | 8 |
| 2029 | 0 | 8 |
| 2030 | 0 | 8 |
| 2031 | 0 | 8 |
| 2032 | 0 | 8 |
| 2033 | 0 | 8 |
| 2034 | 0 | 8 |
| 2035 | 0 | 8 |
Payload capacity by variant and target orbit when structured capacity rows are available.
| Variant | Orbit | Capacity | Altitude | Inclination | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PSLV-XL | LEO | 3,800 kg | 200 km | 30 deg | Gunter Krebs / Skyrocket PSLV-XL profile |
PSLV-DL | LEO | 3,800 kg | Unknown | Unknown | Space Launch Schedule PSLV-DL vehicle page |
Latest launched missions using variants in this family.
| Mission | Variant | Launch |
|---|---|---|
| Launch 2026-F01 | PSLV-DL | Jan 12, 2026 |
| Launch 2025-F05 | PSLV-XL | May 18, 2025 |
| SPADEX | PSLV CA | Dec 30, 2024 |
| PROBA-3 |
Canonical variants rolled up into this launch vehicle family.
| Variant | Stages | Missions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
PSLV | Not stated | 3 | Retired |
PSLV C | Not stated | 9 | Retired |
PSLV CA | Not stated | 18 | Active |
PSLV-DL | Not stated | 5 | Active |
| 2036 | 0 | 8 |
| 2037 | 0 | 8 |
| 2038 | 0 | 8 |
| 2039 | 0 | 8 |
| 2040 | 0 | 8 |
| 2041 | 0 | 8 |
1 launch location represented.
| Year | Location | Launches | Confidence | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Satish Dhawan Space Centre | PSLV launch pads | 8 | 25% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. |
| 2027 | Satish Dhawan Space Centre | PSLV launch pads | 8 | 25% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. |
| 2028 | Satish Dhawan Space Centre | PSLV launch pads | 8 | 25% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. |
| 2029 | Satish Dhawan Space Centre | PSLV launch pads | 8 | 25% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. |
| 2030 | Satish Dhawan Space Centre | PSLV launch pads | 8 | 25% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. |
| 2031 | Satish Dhawan Space Centre | PSLV launch pads | 8 | 25% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. |
| 2032 | Satish Dhawan Space Centre | PSLV launch pads | 8 | 25% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. |
| 2033 | Satish Dhawan Space Centre | PSLV launch pads | 8 | 25% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. |
| 2034 | Satish Dhawan Space Centre | PSLV launch pads | 8 | 25% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. |
| 2035 | Satish Dhawan Space Centre | PSLV launch pads | 8 | 25% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. |
| 2036 | Satish Dhawan Space Centre | PSLV launch pads | 8 | 25% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. |
| 2037 | Satish Dhawan Space Centre | PSLV launch pads | 8 | 25% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. |
| 2038 | Satish Dhawan Space Centre | PSLV launch pads | 8 | 25% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. |
| 2039 | Satish Dhawan Space Centre | PSLV launch pads | 8 | 25% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. |
| 2040 | Satish Dhawan Space Centre | PSLV launch pads | 8 | 25% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. |
| 2041 | Satish Dhawan Space Centre | PSLV launch pads | 8 | 25% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. Site-year coverage backfill copied nearest prior site-rate row. |
Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.
Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.
Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.
Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.
Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.
Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.
PSLV CA | LEO | 3,800 kg | Unknown | Unknown | Space Launch Now PSLV-CA vehicle page |
PSLV-DL | SSO | 1,750 kg | 600 km | Unknown | ISRO PSLV page and Space Launch Schedule PSLV-DL vehicle page |
PSLV | SSO | 1,750 kg | 600 km | Unknown | ISRO PSLV page |
PSLV-XL | SSO | 1,750 kg | 600 km | Unknown | ISRO PSLV page |
PSLV-XL | GTO | 1,425 kg | Unknown | Unknown | ISRO PSLV page |
PSLV | GTO | 1,425 kg | Unknown | Unknown | ISRO PSLV page |
PSLV-XL | GTO | 1,300 kg | Unknown | Unknown | Gunter Krebs / Skyrocket PSLV-XL profile |
PSLV-DL | GTO | 1,200 kg | Unknown | Unknown | Space Launch Schedule PSLV-DL vehicle page |
PSLV CA | GTO | 1,200 kg | Unknown | Unknown | Space Launch Now PSLV-CA vehicle page |
PSLV CA | SSO | 1,092 kg | 622 km | Unknown | Space Launch Now PSLV-CA vehicle page |
PSLV-XL |
| Dec 5, 2024 |
| XPoSAT Mission | PSLV-DL | Jan 1, 2024 |
| Aditya-L1 Mission | PSLV-XL | Sep 2, 2023 |
| DS-SAR Mission | PSLV CA | Jul 30, 2023 |
| TeLEOS-2 | PSLV CA | Apr 22, 2023 |
Upcoming mission rows with announced launch timing.
| Mission | Variant | Announced |
|---|---|---|
No forecasted missionsNo upcoming announced mission rows are linked to this vehicle family. | ||
PSLV-QL | Not stated | 2 | Retired |
PSLV-XL | Not stated | 27 | Active |
Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.
Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.
Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.
Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.
Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.
Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.
After this PSLV mission is complete, Spaceflight will have launched 16 spacecraft to the Astrocast constellation.
NeuSAR launched on 2022-06-30 at 20:32 SGT from the Second Launch Pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, India aboard an Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C53).
ISRO developed the SSLV to provide cheaper and more flexible access to space compared to its operational vehicles the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) and the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV).
ROBI launched into low Earth orbit on 2022-06-30 at 1800 hrs IST from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SHAR), India on ISRO’s PSLV-C53 mission.
POEM launched on 2022-06-30 as part of PSLV mission C53 to deploy three satellites for Singapore into low Earth orbit.
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Pixxel secured a $25,000,000 Series A round on 2022-03-28 and expects to launch another satellite on an Indian PSLV in the near future.
Spaceflight managed the successful launch of 10 Astrocast spacecraft, including demonstration models on the SSO-A mission in 2018 and PSLV-C45 in 2019.
PSLV-C52 injected Earth Observation Satellite EOS-04 into a sun synchronous polar orbit at 529 km altitude at 06:17 hours IST on 2022-02-14 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, SHAR, Sriharikota.
India launched three satellites on 2022-02-14 on the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C52.
PSLV-C52 embarked on ISRO’s 80th orbital launch at 00:29 UTC on Monday, 2022-02-14 from the First Launch Pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, India.
PSLV-C52 carried the EOS-04 radar Earth observation satellite and two secondary payloads on the February 2022 flight.
India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C52 injected Earth Observation Satellite EOS-04 into a sun-synchronous polar orbit of 529 km altitude at 06:17 hours IST on 2022-02-14.
PSLV-C52 injected the Earth Observation Satellite EOS-04 into a sun-synchronous polar orbit of 529 km altitude at 06:17 hours IST (7:17 p.m. EST) on 2022-02-14 from Satish Dhawan Space Center.
India launched a PSLV-XL rocket for the nation’s first orbital mission of 2022.
The February 2022 PSLV launch was the first of six launches ISRO planned for 2022.
PSLV-C52 was the first PSLV launch since the failure of the EOS-03 mission launched last year.
Pixxel’s first satellite is scheduled to launch early 2022 as a rideshare payload on an Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle.
A Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) launched several satellites for India, Brazil, and the United States in February 2021.
OneWeb signed a letter of intent with India’s ISRO on 2021-10-11 to potentially launch satellites from India as soon as 2022 using PSLV and GSLV 2021-03-03 rockets.