Data Quality82%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the military space launch vehicles category.
01 / Overview
Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1993–
Quantity
64
Unit Price (current)
$24.9M↗ 24% inflation · 2020→2025
Original Price
$20.0M (2020)
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES · POST-COLD WAR
15
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
90
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
$24.9M
Original: $20.0M (2020)
Inflation: +%24
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the military space launch vehicles category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General6MOD.6
- Vehicle TypeMedium-lift launch system
- First Flight1993
- ManufacturerISRO
- Stages4
- StatusOperational
- In ServiceYes
◈Performance7MOD.7
- Payload to LEO3,800 kg
- Payload to GTO1,300 kg
- Payload to SSO1,750 kg
- Liftoff Mass320 t
- Height44 m
- Diameter2.8 m
- Success Rate59
▣Propulsion5MOD.5
- First-Stage PropellantSolid
- First-Stage Engines1
- ReusableNo
- Human-RatedNo
- Total Launches64
◇Cost2MOD.2
- Cost per Launch20,000,000 USD
- Cost per kg to LEO5,263 USD
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1993Production started
33
years in service
64
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
04 / Variants
▚ WEAPON FAMILY
Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle // DERIVATIVES
06 / MASS Score
MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES RANKING Military Space Launch Vehicles · Post-Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
46MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES15POST-COLD WAR · MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES99INDIA · ALL WEAPONS45PRICE · MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES265PRICE · ALL WEAPONS6PERFORMANCE/PRICE · MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES
ⓘ Rankings are within theMilitary Space Launch Vehiclescategory.
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