LVM 3
Launch Vehicle Mark 3
Launch Vehicle Mark 3
3-stage launch vehicle
Payload capacity:
8000 kg to LEO
6000 kg to SSO
4000 kg to GTO
Variants:
LVM3
Humar rated LVM3
Mass of launch vehicle: 640000 kg
Height of launch vehicle: 43.5 m
Max Diameter of launch vehicle: 4 m
First launch on: 18 December 2014
Total launches: 6 (5 successes and 0 failures)
Side Boosters (S200):
- S200 Solid Rocket Motor
- Propellant - HTPB (Hydroxyl-terminated Polybutadiene)
- Height - 25m
- Diameter - 3.2m
- Thrust - 5150kN each
- Specific Impulse (Isp) - 274.5 sec
- Burn time - 128 sec
- Propellant mass: 205000 kg
Second stage/Core stage (L110):
- L110 Liquid Stage
- Propellants - UDMH (fuel) and N2O4 (oxidiser)
- Engine - 2x Vikas
- Height - 21.4m
- Diameter - 4m
- Thrust - 1598kN
- Specific Impulse (Isp) - 293 sec
- Burn time - 203 sec
- Propellant mass: 116000 kg
Third Stage (C25):
- Indigenous Cryogenic upper stage
- Propellants - Hydrogen (fuel) and Oxygen (oxidiser)
- Engine - 1x CE-20
- Height - 13.5m
- Diameter - 4m
- Thrust - 186.36kN
- Specific Impulse (Isp) - 442 sec (in vacuum)
- Burn time - 643 sec
- Propellant mass: 28000 kg
Work in progress