Launch vehicle
PSLV (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle)
The PSLV is an expendable launch vehicle operated by ISRO that has launched many Earth observation satellites as well as the Chandrayaan-1 and Mangalyaan missions.
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- Launch vehicle
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- Scientific connections
- Connections
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- Type: Launch vehicle
- Domain: Scientific connections

Experience system V6
Rocket engineering profile
A vehicle-first layout for staging, launch context, organizations, and mission graph relations.
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Observe
WIKIMEDIA imagery anchors the visual reading with licensed source metadata.
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Measure
Measurement panels use graph coverage, catalog identifiers, and source availability without inventing values.
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Locate
Operated by ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation).
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Connect
5 graph relations shape the knowledge viewport.
- Object type
- Launch vehicle
- Graph relations
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- Verified sources
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- Image records
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- Domain
- Scientific connections
- Status
- Graph entity
Scientific map
Mission context
- Operated by
ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation)
- Launched
Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan)
- Launched
Chandrayaan-1
- Launched from
First Launch Pad (FLP)
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Mission architecture
- Agency
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- Launch year
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Visual knowledge graph
Relationships, not isolated facts
This viewport is generated from the Asteria knowledge graph. Science, culture, and interpretive links remain separated by domain so visual context never changes the evidentiary meaning of a relation.
- LaunchedChandrayaan-1
- Launched fromFirst Launch Pad (FLP)
- Operated byISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation)
- LaunchedMars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan)
- Powered byVikas
Image provenance
Photography as evidence
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Curated next objects
ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation)
ISRO is the national space agency of India, responsible for the country's space exploration and satellite programs.
space missionMars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan)
Mangalyaan made India the first nation to reach Mars orbit on its first attempt.
space missionChandrayaan-1
Chandrayaan-1 was India's first lunar mission, whose instruments helped confirm water on the Moon.
launch padFirst Launch Pad (FLP)
The first ISRO pad at Sriharikota, used for the PSLV and SSLV.
rocket engineVikas
ISRO's storable-propellant (UDMH/N2O4) engine, used across the PSLV, GSLV, and LVM3 liquid stages and strap-on boosters.
launch siteSatish Dhawan Space Centre
ISRO's primary orbital launch site, from which the PSLV and GSLV rockets, Chandrayaan, and Mangalyaan have flown.
Observation
How this was captured
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- WIKIMEDIA
Data
Scientific data & provenance
Data & provenance
- Stable ID
launch_vehicle:pslv- Type
- Launch vehicle
- Domain
- Scientific connections
- Relationships
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- Graph version
- 1.0.0
Dataset membership
Open data
In the graph export: graph.json · graph.jsonld
Planned API: GET /api/v0/entities/launch_vehicle:pslv
Scientific quality
Partial3 of 7 applicable dimensions complete, 1 partial
- Description
- Complete
- Source coverage
- Partial
- Relationship coverage
- Complete
- Review coverage
- None
- Citation coverage
- None
- Image coverage
- Complete
- Timeline coverage
- None
Scientific entity. Dimensions that cannot apply to this object are excluded rather than counted as gaps. See the evidence framework and authority dashboard.
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- Launch siteSatish Dhawan Space CentreLinked through ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation)
- Launch vehicleGSLV (Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle)Linked through ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation)
- Launch vehicleLVM3Linked through ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation)
- Launch vehicleSSLVLinked through ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation)
- Mission programChandrayaan programLinked through ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation)
- Tracking networkIndian Deep Space NetworkLinked through ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation)
Sources & references
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.


