Vehicle Overview
Note: Payload
performance and estimated cost provided for information only. If you are interested
in contracting for launch services, we recommend that you contact the service provider
directly using the information above.
| |
LEO Payload*
(45 deg. inclination) |
LEO Payload*
(90 deg. inclination) |
GTO Payload*
(18 deg. inclination) |
Estimated Launch Price |
Launch Mass |
| GSLV |
11,000 lbm
5,000 kg |
6,400 lbm
2,900 kg |
5,500 lbm
2,500 kg |
US
$35 - $45 M |
886,000 lbm
402,000 kg |
* Performance from
AIAA, "International Reference Guide to Space Launch
Systems", 3rd edition
Vehicle Configuration
| |
Strap-on
Boosters
(L40) |
Stage
1
(S125) |
Stage
2
(GS2) |
Stage
3
(GS3) |
| Length |
64.6 ft
19.7 m |
66.6 ft
20.3 m |
38.1 ft
11.6 m |
28.5 ft
8.7 m |
| Diameter |
6.9 ft
2.1 m |
9.2 ft
2.8 m |
9.2 ft
2.8 m |
9.2 ft
2.8 m |
| Gross Mass |
100,000 lbm
456,000 kg |
346,000 lbm
157,300 kg |
94,600 lbm
42,900 kg |
32,200 lbm
14,600 kg |
Propellant
Propellant Mass |
N2O4 / UDMH
88,000 lbm
40,000 kg |
HTPB
284,000 lbm
129,000 kg |
N2O4 / UDMH
82,600 lbm
37,500 kg |
LOX /
H2
27,600 lbm
12,500 kg |
Engine**
Thrust
Isp |
Vikas
155,000 lbf
690 kN
281 sec |
S125
1,079 klbf
4,801 kN
266 sec |
Vikas
163 klbf
725 kN
295 sec |
KVD-1
17 klbf
75 kN
460 sec |
| Number of Engines |
4
boosters, 1 engine each |
1 (5
segments) |
1 |
1 |
| Nominal Burn Time |
159 sec |
93 sec |
149 sec |
First
burn 500 sec 2nd burn 175 sec |
** Note: Vacuum engine performance unless
otherwise specified.
|
