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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | 0 | 6 |
| 2027 | 0 | 6 |
| 2028 | 0 | 6 |
| 2029 | 0 | 6 |
| 2030 | 0 | 6 |
| 2031 | 0 | 6 |
| 2032 | 0 | 6 |
| 2033 | 0 | 6 |
| 2034 | 0 | 6 |
| 2035 | 0 | 6 |
| 2036 | 0 | 6 |
Payload capacity by variant and target orbit when structured capacity rows are available.
| Variant | Orbit | Capacity | Altitude | Inclination | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GSLV Mk III | LEO | 8,000 kg | 600 km | Unknown | ISRO LVM3/GSLV Mk III page |
LVM3 | LEO | 8,000 kg | Unknown | Unknown | ISRO LVM3 page |
Latest launched missions using variants in this family.
| Mission | Variant | Launch |
|---|---|---|
| BlueBird-6 | LVM3 | Dec 24, 2025 |
| CMS-03 | LVM3 | Nov 2, 2025 |
| Chandrayaan-3 Mission | LVM3 | Jul 14, 2023 |
| OneWeb India-2 |
Canonical variants rolled up into this launch vehicle family.
| Variant | Stages | Missions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
GSLV Mk III | Not stated | 1 | Retired |
GSLV Mk III a | Not stated | 1 | Retired |
LVM3 | Not stated | 6 | Active |
| 2037 | 0 | 6 |
| 2038 | 0 | 6 |
| 2039 | 0 | 6 |
| 2040 | 0 | 6 |
| 2041 | 0 | 6 |
1 launch location represented.
| Year | Location | Launches | Confidence | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Satish Dhawan Space Centre | Second Launch Pad | 6 | 20% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. |
| 2027 | Satish Dhawan Space Centre | Second Launch Pad | 6 | 20% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. |
| 2028 | Satish Dhawan Space Centre | Second Launch Pad | 6 | 20% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. |
| 2029 | Satish Dhawan Space Centre | Second Launch Pad | 6 | 20% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. |
| 2030 | Satish Dhawan Space Centre | Second Launch Pad | 6 | 20% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. |
| 2031 | Satish Dhawan Space Centre | Second Launch Pad | 6 | 20% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. |
| 2032 | Satish Dhawan Space Centre | Second Launch Pad | 6 | 20% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. |
| 2033 | Satish Dhawan Space Centre | Second Launch Pad | 6 | 20% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. |
| 2034 | Satish Dhawan Space Centre | Second Launch Pad | 6 | 20% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. |
| 2035 | Satish Dhawan Space Centre | Second Launch Pad | 6 | 20% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. |
| 2036 | Satish Dhawan Space Centre | Second Launch Pad | 6 | 20% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. |
| 2037 | Satish Dhawan Space Centre | Second Launch Pad | 6 | 20% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. |
| 2038 | Satish Dhawan Space Centre | Second Launch Pad | 6 | 20% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. |
| 2039 | Satish Dhawan Space Centre | Second Launch Pad | 6 | 20% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. |
| 2040 | Satish Dhawan Space Centre | Second Launch Pad | 6 | 20% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. |
| 2041 | Satish Dhawan Space Centre | Second Launch Pad | 6 | 20% | 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.
GSLV Mk III |
| Polar |
| 5,796 kg |
| 1,200 km |
| 87.9 deg |
| ISRO LVM3 M2 / OneWeb India-1 mission page |
LVM3 | Polar | 5,796 kg | 1,200 km | 87.9 deg | ISRO LVM3 M2 / OneWeb India-1 mission page |
LVM3 | GTO | 4,000 kg | Unknown | Unknown | ISRO LVM3 page |
GSLV Mk III | GTO | 4,000 kg | Unknown | Unknown | ISRO LVM3/GSLV Mk III page |
LVM3 |
| Mar 26, 2023 |
| OneWeb India-1 | LVM3 | Oct 22, 2022 |
| Chandrayaan-2 Mission | LVM3 | Jul 22, 2019 |
| GSAT-29 Mission | GSLV Mk III | Nov 14, 2018 |
| GSAT-19 | GSLV Mk III a | Jun 5, 2017 |
Upcoming mission rows with announced launch timing.
| Mission | Variant | Announced |
|---|---|---|
No forecasted missionsNo upcoming announced mission rows are linked to this vehicle family. | ||
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.
ISRO is upgrading the CE20 engine to increase thrust to 22,000 kg to enhance the payload capacity of the LVM3 vehicle.
India’s Gaganyaan program is developing a crewed capsule to be launched on the country's LVM3 rocket as part of an effort to develop a human orbital spaceflight capability.
The LVM3 had previously conducted two commercial launches for OneWeb, carrying 36 satellites each.
Chandrayaan-3 was launched by ISRO using the LVM3 heavy-lift launch vehicle.
The LVM3 rocket is a three-stage launch vehicle that includes two solid-propellant strap-ons, a liquid-propellant core stage, and a cryogenic upper stage.
Chandrayaan-3 will be launched by LVM3, a geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle.
The encapsulated assembly containing Chandrayaan-3 was mated with the LVM3 launch vehicle at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on 2023-07-05.
The second ISRO launch of the year in March used India’s heaviest LVM3 to launch 36 OneWeb satellites in a purely commercial mission.
The LVM3 rocket was used to inject 36 OneWeb Gen-1 satellites into orbit.
NSIL’s first LVM3 mission for OneWeb deployed 36 satellites on 2022-10-22, signaling the resumption of OneWeb’s launch campaign.
New Space India Limited conducted the 2023-03-25 LVM3 launch to expand OneWeb’s constellation to 618 satellites.
The 2023-03-26 deployment of 36 OneWeb Gen‑1 satellites used ISRO’s LVM3 launch vehicle.
All 36 satellites from the 2023-03-25 launch were successfully contacted in low Earth orbit after liftoff aboard an LVM3 from India’s Satish Dhawan Space Centre.
New Space India Limited deployed 36 OneWeb satellites in October using a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle 2023-03-03 (LVM3) in its first and so far only mission for OneWeb.
New Space India Limited launched 36 satellites for OneWeb on 2022-10-22 using a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle 2023-03-03 rocket, also designated LVM3.
The LVM3 launch vehicle achieved four consecutive successful missions prior to and including the October 2022 flight, with one of those missions being Chandrayaan-2.
The LVM3 launch took off at 0007 hrs on 2022-10-23 from the second launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India.
A GSLV 2022-03-03 rocket (also designated LVM3) was scheduled to launch from India’s Satish Dhawan Space Centre on 2022-10-22 at 2:37 p.m. Eastern carrying 36 OneWeb satellites.
Chandrayaan-2 launched on 2019-07-22 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre on a GSLV Mk III launch vehicle.