Rocket family
PSLV
India1993 to 2026The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle is India's dependable workhorse, a four-stage rocket that alternates solid and liquid stages. After a failed first flight in 1993 it becomes known for reliability and for carrying many satellites at once, launching Chandrayaan-1, the Mars Orbiter Mission and the Aditya-L1 solar observatory, and in 2017 a record 104 satellites on a single flight.
- Launches
- 64
- Success rate
- 92%
- 4 failures · 1 partial
- First flight
- 1993
- PSLV
- Last flight
- 2026
- PSLV-DL
- Rocket types
- 5
Launches per year
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| Year | Launches |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 1 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2008 | 3 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2011 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2013 | 3 |
| 2014 | 3 |
| 2015 | 4 |
| 2016 | 6 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 |