1. India's first robotic lunar lander (Chandrayaan 2) scheduled to launch aboard a GSLV Mk Ⅲ in July 2019 2. GSAT-29 successfully launched aboard a GSLV Mk Ⅲ in November 2018 3. ISRO test-fired a CE-20 improved upper-stage motor in April 2016I Description. The Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) is a modular Indian booster designed to place payloads into geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO) and low-Earth orbit (LEO). Sponsor. Indian Space Research Organization, Launch Vehicle Program Office, Bangalore, India. Status. In production; the first GSLV test launch took place in April 2001, with the second occurring in May 2003. The first operational launch took place in September 2004, putting GSAT-3 (Edusat) into orbit. Total Produced. India has launched 16 GSLVs. Application. The GSLV is designed to launch 2,500-kilogram Insat satellites into GTO or a 5,000-kilogram payload into LEO. Initial versions can lift 2,200 kilograms to GTO. Price Range. Commercial GSLV launches are estimated to cost around $80 million each.
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