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Launch Vehicles
Vehicle family profile

PSLV

Family-level launch record combining canonical variants, historical missions, public cadence forecasts, and available payload performance specs.

Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)Active
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Variants
6
Canonical variants linked to this family.
Historical missions
64
Missions in the public mission table with actual launch dates.
Peak listed capacity
3,800 kg
Maximum payload capacity across listed variants and orbits.

Launch Cadence

Historical missions are grouped by actual launch year. Forecast cadence uses family-level launch-rate rows.

YearHistorical missionsForecast launches
201950
202020
202110
202230
202330
202430
202510
202618
202708
202808
202908
203008
203108
203208
203308
203408
203508

Performance Specs

Payload capacity by variant and target orbit when structured capacity rows are available.

VariantOrbitCapacityAltitudeInclinationSource
PSLV-XL
LEO3,800 kg200 km30 degGunter Krebs / Skyrocket PSLV-XL profile
PSLV-DL
LEO3,800 kgUnknownUnknownSpace Launch Schedule PSLV-DL vehicle page

Recent Missions

Latest launched missions using variants in this family.

MissionVariantLaunch
Launch 2026-F01
PSLV-DL
Jan 12, 2026
Launch 2025-F05
PSLV-XL
May 18, 2025
SPADEX
PSLV CA
Dec 30, 2024
PROBA-3

Variants

Canonical variants rolled up into this launch vehicle family.

VariantStagesMissionsStatus
PSLV
Not stated3Retired
PSLV C
Not stated9Retired
PSLV CA
Not stated18Active
PSLV-DL
Not stated5Active
203608
203708
203808
203908
204008
204108

Forecast Location Split

1 launch location represented.

YearLocationLaunchesConfidenceBasis
2026Satish Dhawan Space Centre | PSLV launch pads825%Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.
2027Satish Dhawan Space Centre | PSLV launch pads825%Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.
2028Satish Dhawan Space Centre | PSLV launch pads825%Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.
2029Satish Dhawan Space Centre | PSLV launch pads825%Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.
2030Satish Dhawan Space Centre | PSLV launch pads825%Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.
2031Satish Dhawan Space Centre | PSLV launch pads825%Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.
2032Satish Dhawan Space Centre | PSLV launch pads825%Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.
2033Satish Dhawan Space Centre | PSLV launch pads825%Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.
2034Satish Dhawan Space Centre | PSLV launch pads825%Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.
2035Satish Dhawan Space Centre | PSLV launch pads825%Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.
2036Satish Dhawan Space Centre | PSLV launch pads825%Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.
2037Satish Dhawan Space Centre | PSLV launch pads825%Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.
2038Satish Dhawan Space Centre | PSLV launch pads825%Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.
2039Satish Dhawan Space Centre | PSLV launch pads825%Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.
2040Satish Dhawan Space Centre | PSLV launch pads825%Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.
2041Satish Dhawan Space Centre | PSLV launch pads825%Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. Site-year coverage backfill copied nearest prior site-rate row.
Satish Dhawan Space Centre | PSLV launch pads
2026 · 25% confidence
8

Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.

Satish Dhawan Space Centre | PSLV launch pads
2027 · 25% confidence
8

Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.

Satish Dhawan Space Centre | PSLV launch pads
2028 · 25% confidence
8

Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.

Satish Dhawan Space Centre | PSLV launch pads
2029 · 25% confidence
8

Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.

Satish Dhawan Space Centre | PSLV launch pads
2030 · 25% confidence
8

Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.

Satish Dhawan Space Centre | PSLV launch pads
2031 · 25% confidence
8

Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.

PSLV CA
LEO3,800 kgUnknownUnknownSpace Launch Now PSLV-CA vehicle page
PSLV-DL
SSO1,750 kg600 kmUnknownISRO PSLV page and Space Launch Schedule PSLV-DL vehicle page
PSLV
SSO1,750 kg600 kmUnknownISRO PSLV page
PSLV-XL
SSO1,750 kg600 kmUnknownISRO PSLV page
PSLV-XL
GTO1,425 kgUnknownUnknownISRO PSLV page
PSLV
GTO1,425 kgUnknownUnknownISRO PSLV page
PSLV-XL
GTO1,300 kgUnknownUnknownGunter Krebs / Skyrocket PSLV-XL profile
PSLV-DL
GTO1,200 kgUnknownUnknownSpace Launch Schedule PSLV-DL vehicle page
PSLV CA
GTO1,200 kgUnknownUnknownSpace Launch Now PSLV-CA vehicle page
PSLV CA
SSO1,092 kg622 kmUnknownSpace 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

Forecasted Missions

Upcoming mission rows with announced launch timing.

MissionVariantAnnounced

No forecasted missions

No upcoming announced mission rows are linked to this vehicle family.

PSLV-QL
Not stated2Retired
PSLV-XL
Not stated27Active
Track
Satish Dhawan Space Centre | PSLV launch pads
2032 · 25% confidence
8

Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.

Satish Dhawan Space Centre | PSLV launch pads
2033 · 25% confidence
8

Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.

Satish Dhawan Space Centre | PSLV launch pads
2034 · 25% confidence
8

Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.

Satish Dhawan Space Centre | PSLV launch pads
2035 · 25% confidence
8

Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.

Satish Dhawan Space Centre | PSLV launch pads
2036 · 25% confidence
8

Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.

Satish Dhawan Space Centre | PSLV launch pads
2037 · 25% confidence
8

Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.

Mentions
378
All verified mentions of this launch vehicle family in source documents.
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The HAL-L&T consortium's first fully private Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) will launch early in 2026 carrying the EOS-10 Earth observation satellite.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Jan 15, 2026The Emerging Markets Story

Orbital Paradigm’s KID capsule launched on the PSLV mission.

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PlanValue 3.2Jan 14, 2026Latest News

ISRO has plans for their future following the PSLV rocket failures.

PlanGeneralValue 2.0Jan 14, 2026RT by @Cosmic_Penguin: India's workhorse PSLV rocket has failed twice, consecutively, because of a Stage 3 anomaly, raising serious concerns about quality control and manufacturing defects. Here's our take on what might've happened, and what @ISRO plan for their bold future → pic.

Orbital Paradigm developed a small reentry capsule demonstrator that survived the failure of its PSLV launch vehicle on 12 January and successfully transmitted 190 seconds of flight data.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.0Jan 14, 2026European Capsule Demonstrator Survives Launch Failure

Orbital Paradigm's KID capsule transmitted flight data from the Indian PSLV rocket failure on January 12.

CapabilityValue 4.0Jan 14, 2026Latest News

No Indian private space firms insured satellites on PSLV-C62.

FinancialValue 2.0Jan 14, 2026RT by @Cosmic_Penguin: None of Indian private space firms insured satellites on PSLV-C62.

India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) suffered a launch failure, losing the 16 satellites onboard.

GeneralPlanValue 3.8Jan 14, 2026Latest News

India's PSLV rocket has failed twice consecutively due to a Stage 3 anomaly.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Jan 14, 2026RT by @Cosmic_Penguin: India's workhorse PSLV rocket has failed twice, consecutively, because of a Stage 3 anomaly, raising serious concerns about quality control and manufacturing defects. Here's our take on what might've happened, and what @ISRO plan for their bold future → pic.

During reentry, intense heat caused the KID capsule to separate from the PSLV rocket stage.

CapabilityValue 3.0Jan 14, 2026Latest News

The PSLV failure on January 12 was the second consecutive failure of the rocket, following a prior failure in May 2025.

GeneralValue 2.0Jan 14, 2026Latest News

None of the Indian private space firms insured satellites on PSLV-C62.

FinancialGeneralValue 2.1Jan 14, 2026RT @r_isro: None of Indian private space firms insured satellites on PSLV-C62.

An anomaly occurred during the third-stage burn of the PSLV launch vehicle, resulting in the loss of the vehicle and the mission's primary passenger, as well as all but one of 15 secondary payloads.

GeneralValue 4.6Jan 14, 2026European Capsule Demonstrator Survives Launch Failure

The Indian Space Research Organization is analyzing data from the PSLV flight.

GeneralValue 2.0Jan 14, 2026Latest News

The KID demonstrator was launched aboard a PSLV rocket on 12 January from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in India.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Jan 14, 2026European Capsule Demonstrator Survives Launch Failure

ISRO confirmed that the payloads from the PSLV-C62 mission did not reach orbit.

PlanValue 3.5Jan 13, 2026All payloads lost on Polar Satellite Launch

Orbital Paradigm's first reentry flight was considered a success in terms of data transmission despite the failure of PSLV to deliver any customers' spacecraft to their intended destinations.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 3.6Jan 13, 2026Exclusive: Orbital Paradigm Emerges as the Lone Survivor of Failed PSLV Launch

The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota on 12 January 2026 at around 10:17 a.m. IST.

GeneralPlanValue 4.0Jan 13, 2026All payloads lost on Polar Satellite Launch

The PSLV-C62 mission resulted in the loss of all onboard payloads.

GeneralValue 3.6Jan 13, 2026All payloads lost on Polar Satellite Launch

The Indian Space Research Organisation confirmed that its PSLV-C62 mission did not achieve its intended orbit after an in-flight anomaly on 12 January 2026.

PlanCapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Jan 13, 2026All payloads lost on Polar Satellite Launch

KID re-entered the atmosphere coupled to the PSLV Stage 4.

GeneralValue 3.0Jan 13, 2026And it held up well too: