LVM3
LVM3, originally designated GSLV Mk III, is ISRO's active three-stage heavy-lift launcher. Its two S200 solid boosters, twin-Vikas L110 liquid core, and CE-20-powered C25 cryogenic upper stage completed nine successful suborbital and orbital flights from LVM3-X/CARE in 2014 through LVM3-M6 in 2025.
Identity
- Aliases
- LVM3Launch Vehicle Mark 3Launch Vehicle Mark-3GSLV Mk IIIGSLV Mark IIIGSLV Mk-IIIGSLV MkIIIGeosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III
- Family Name
- LVM3
- Full Name
- LVM3
- Reusability
- expendable
- Slug
- lvm3
- Status
- active
- Type
- rocket
Details
- Description
- LVM3, originally designated GSLV Mk III, is ISRO's active three-stage heavy-lift launcher. Its two S200 solid boosters, twin-Vikas L110 liquid core, and CE-20-powered C25 cryogenic upper stage completed nine successful suborbital and orbital flights from LVM3-X/CARE in 2014 through LVM3-M6 in 2025.
- Diameter M
- 4
- Engines
- Count
- 2
- Name
- S200 solid rocket motor
- Placement
- booster
- Count
- 2
- Name
- Vikas
- Placement
- core
- Count
- 1
- Name
- CE-20
- Placement
- upper
- First Flight Year
- 2,014
- Height M
- 43.5
- Liftoff Mass Kg
- 640,000
- Manufacturer Id
- vh7c0c2003z1w3xxf0vgysyq7h7ng887
- Operator Id
- vh7c0c2003z1w3xxf0vgysyq7h7ng887
- Parent Vehicle Family Id
- nd7g6a27jy2r4kgb7x0tts7d198afrkn
- Payload Capacity Kg
- Gto
- 4,200
- Leo
- 8,000
- Stages Count
- 3
- Strap On Boosters Count
- 2
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.isro.gov.in/ISRO_EN/GSLVmk3_CON.html
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LVM3
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/13/2026, 8:29:47 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/14/2026, 6:38:54 PM