Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk II
GSLV Mk II is the operational indigenous-cryogenic generation of India's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle. Its CE-7.5 upper stage first flew on GSLV-D3 in 2010 and was successfully inducted on GSLV-D5 in 2014. Twelve Mk II vehicles flew through GSLV-F16 in 2025, with ten successful missions and two launch failures.
Identity
- Aliases
- GSLV Mk IIGSLV Mark IIGSLV MK-IIindigenous-cryogenic GSLV
- Family Name
- GSLV
- Full Name
- Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk II
- Reusability
- expendable
- Slug
- gslv-mk-ii
- Status
- active
- Type
- rocket
- Variant Name
- Mk II
Details
- Description
- GSLV Mk II is the operational indigenous-cryogenic generation of India's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle. Its CE-7.5 upper stage first flew on GSLV-D3 in 2010 and was successfully inducted on GSLV-D5 in 2014. Twelve Mk II vehicles flew through GSLV-F16 in 2025, with ten successful missions and two launch failures.
- Engines
- Count
- 1
- Name
- S139 solid rocket motor
- Placement
- core
- Count
- 4
- Name
- L40 Vikas
- Placement
- booster
- Count
- 1
- Name
- GS2 Vikas
- Placement
- core
- Count
- 1
- Name
- CE-7.5
- Placement
- upper
- First Flight Year
- 2,010
- Height M
- 51.73
- Liftoff Mass Kg
- 420,000
- Manufacturer Id
- vh7c0c2003z1w3xxf0vgysyq7h7ng887
- Operator Id
- vh7c0c2003z1w3xxf0vgysyq7h7ng887
- Parent Vehicle Family Id
- nd7g6a27jy2r4kgb7x0tts7d198afrkn
- Payload Capacity Kg
- Gto
- 2,250
- Leo
- 6,000
- Stages Count
- 3
- Strap On Boosters Count
- 4
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.isro.gov.in/GSLV_CON.html
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/13/2026, 9:57:29 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/14/2026, 6:38:53 PM