List of LVM3 launches

{{Main|Crew Module Atmospheric Re-entry Experiment}}

File:LVM3-X CARE Mission lifting off.jpg

The maiden flight of the LVM3 lifted off from the Second Launch Pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Center on 18 December 2014 at 04:00 UTC.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-30527602|title=India launches largest rocket and unmanned capsule|date=8 December 2014|website=BBC|access-date=20 May 2018}} The test had functional boosters, a core stage but carried dummy upper stage whose LOX and LH₂ tanks were filled with LN₂ and GN₂ respectively for simulating weight. It also carried the Crew Module Atmospheric Re-entry Experiment (CARE) that was tested on re-entry.{{cite news |title=ISRO inches closer to manned mission |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Isro-inches-closer-to-manned-mission/articleshow/28609291.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140112140357/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2014-01-10/india/46065854_1_crew-module-space-capsule-recovery-experiment-gslv-mark |url-status=live |archive-date=12 January 2014 |access-date=10 January 2014 |date=10 January 2014|newspaper=The Times of India |quote=We will be checking the crew capsule for all parameters.}}

Just over five minutes into the flight, the rocket ejected CARE at an altitude of {{convert|126|km|mi}}, which then descended, controlled by its onboard reaction control system. During the test, CARE's heat shield experienced a peak temperature of around {{cvt|1000|C}}. ISRO downlinked launch telemetry during the ballistic coasting phase until the radio black-out to avoid data loss in the event of a failure. At an altitude of around {{convert|15|km}}, the module's apex cover separated and the parachutes were deployed. CARE splashed down in the Bay of Bengal near the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and was recovered successfully.{{cite news|title=ISRO's unmanned crew module reaches Chennai|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/isros-unmanned-crew-module-reaches-chennai/article6713050.ece|website=The Hindu|date=21 December 2014|access-date=11 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211194340/http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/isros-unmanned-crew-module-reaches-chennai/article6713050.ece|archive-date=11 February 2018|location=Wayback Machine}}[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/isros-launch-of-indias-heaviest-rocket/liveblog/45557395.cms As it happened: Isro's launch of India's heaviest rocket] Times of India 18 December 2014{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/india-successfully-test-fires-gslv-markiii-its-heaviest-rocket/article6703691.ece?homepage=true|title=GSLV Mark III takes to the skies in test flight|author=Sangeetha Kandavel|work=The Hindu|date=18 December 2014}}{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/science/Isro-to-test-GSLV-Mk-III-crew-module-on-December-18/articleshow/45444522.cms|title=Isro to test GSLV Mk-III, crew module on December 18|work=The Times of India |date=10 December 2014 |access-date=11 December 2014}}

{{Main|Chandrayaan 2|Chandrayaan 3}}

Following the failure of Phobos-Grunt mission of Roscosmos, it resulted in a complete review of technical aspects connected with the spacecraft, which were also slotted to be used in the proposed Russian lander for Chandrayaan-2. This delayed the lander from Russia and eventually Roscosmos declared its inability to meet up with the revised time of 2015 for its launch on board an uprated GSLV rocket along with an Indian orbiter and rover. ISRO cancelled the Russian agreement and decided to go alone with its project with marginal changes.{{Cite news |date=2013-01-21 |title=Chandrayaan-2: India to go it alone |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/chandrayaan2-india-to-go-it-alone/article4329844.ece |access-date=2024-04-19 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}{{Cite web |title=Chandrayaan-2 |url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=98239 |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=pib.gov.in}}

On 22 July 2019, the LVM3 M1 (GSLV Mk.III M1) rocket lifted off with 3850 kg Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter-Lander composite and successfully injected it into a parking orbit of 169.7 x 45,475 km. This marked the first operational flight of LVM3 after two developmental flights.{{Cite web |title=Chandrayaan-2 |url=https://www.isro.gov.in/Chandrayaan2_science.html |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=www.isro.gov.in}} The apogee of the earth parking orbit is about 6,000 km more than originally envisaged and thereby eliminated one of the seven earth-bound orbit raising manoeuvres. It was attributed to a 15 percentage increase in rocket performance.{{Cite news |last=Prasad |first=R. |date=2019-07-25 |title=Chandrayaan-2: GSLV Mark III-M1 vehicle reduces number of orbit-raising exercises, saves fuel |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/chandrayaan-2-gslv-mark-iii-m1-vehicle-reduces-number-of-orbit-raising-exercises-saves-fuel/article28707851.ece |access-date=2024-04-19 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}{{Cite web |date=2019-07-23 |title=Chandrayaan-2: Off to the moon |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/chandrayaan-2-isro-sriharikota-gslv-mkiii-pragyan-off-to-the-moon-south-pole-landing-5843243/ |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}} On 14 July 2023, the LVM3 M4 rocket successfully injected the 3900 kg Chandrayaan-3 composite to a parking orbit of 170 x 36,500 km.{{Cite web |last=updated |first=Elizabeth Howell last |date=2023-07-10 |title=Chandrayaan-3: A complete guide to India's third mission to the moon |url=https://www.space.com/chandrayaan-3-indian-moon-mission-rover |access-date=2024-04-18 |website=Space.com |language=en-US}} On 15 November 2023, the Cryogenic Upper Stage (C25) of the LVM3 M4 (NORAD ID: 57321) made an uncontrolled re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere around 9:12 UTC. The impact point is predicted over the North Pacific Ocean and the final ground track did not pass over India.{{Cite web |title=Technical details for satellite GSLV R/B |url=https://www.n2yo.com//satellite/?s=57321 |access-date=2023-11-18 |website=N2YO.com - Real Time Satellite Tracking and Predictions}}{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2023-11-15 |title=Cryogenic upper stage of Chandrayaan-3's launch vehicle makes uncontrolled re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/part-of-chandrayaan-3-launch-vehicle-makes-uncontrolled-re-entry-into-earths-atmosphere-isro/article67537794.ece |access-date=2023-11-18 |issn=0971-751X}}{{Cite news |date=2023-11-17 |title=Cryogenic upper stage LVM-3 that launched Chandrayaan-3 makes re-entry |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/cryo-upper-stage-lvm-3-that-launched-chandrayaan-3-makes-re-entry/articleshow/105250654.cms |access-date=2023-11-18 |issn=0971-8257}}

{{Main|Eutelsat OneWeb}}

File:LVM3 M3, OneWeb India-2 - Lift off from Second Launch Pad of SDSC-SHAR 05.webp

On 21 March 2022, OneWeb announced that it had signed a launch agreement with United States launch provider SpaceX to launch the remaining 1st generation satellites on Falcon 9 rockets, with the first launch expected no earlier than summer 2022.{{Cite web |title=OneWeb agrees satellite programme with SpaceX |url=https://oneweb.net/resources/oneweb-resume-satellite-launches-through-agreement-spacex |access-date=2022-03-21 |website=OneWeb |date=21 March 2022 |language=en}}{{Cite tweet|number=1505918153666220036|user=thesheetztweetz|title=On the sidelines of #SATShow, OneWeb senior advisor Ruth Pritchard-Kelly tells press that the "soonest" the first launch with SpaceX can happen "would be this summer." "But we don't know yet" a more specific timeframe.|author=Michael Sheetz}} On 20 April 2022 OneWeb announced a similar deal with NewSpace India Limited, the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organisation.{{Cite web |title=OneWeb agrees satellite launch programme with New Space India |url=https://oneweb.net/resources/oneweb-agrees-satellite-launch-programme-new-space-india |access-date=2022-06-07 |website=OneWeb |date=20 April 2022 |language=en}} OneWeb satellites were deployed by LVM3 both on 22 October 2022 and 26 March 2023{{cite web|url=https://oneweb.net/resources/successful-launch-36-oneweb-satellites-isronsil-marks-key-milestone-enable-global|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326102616/https://oneweb.net/resources/successful-launch-36-oneweb-satellites-isronsil-marks-key-milestone-enable-global|title=Successful launch of 36 OneWeb Satellites with ISRO/NSIL marks key milestone to enable global connectivity|date=27 March 2023|archive-date=26 March 2023|access-date=27 March 2023|publisher=OneWeb|url-status=live}} using a lightly modified version of the satellite dispenser previously used on Soyuz.{{Cite web |last=Graham |first=William |date=2022-10-22 |title=OneWeb resumes launches with first commercial GSLV Mk.III |url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2022/10/oneweb-gslv-mk-iii/ |access-date=2022-10-23 |website=NASASpaceFlight.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=U |first=Tejonmayam |date=23 October 2022 |title=Isro's heaviest rocket successfully places 36 OneWeb satellites into orbits |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/isros-heaviest-rocket-successfully-places-36-oneweb-satellites-into-orbits/articleshow/95039625.cms |access-date=2022-10-23 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}

File:LVM3 M3, OneWeb India-2 campaign Brochure 04.png

The first batch of 36 OneWeb Gen-1 satellites weighing a total of 5796 kg was launched onboard LVM3 M2 rocket codenamed OneWeb India-1 Mission on 22 October 2022 and the satellites were injected to a low earth orbit of 601 km altitude and 87.4° inclination on a sequential basis. This constituted the first commercial mission and the first multi-satellite mission to low earth orbit of the rocket, marking its entry to global commercial launch service market. The separation of satellites involved a unique maneuver of the cryogenic stage to undergo several re-orientation and velocity additions covering 9 phases spanning 75 minutes. On 26 March 2023, codenamed OneWeb India-2 Mission, the second batch of 36 satellites was launched onboard LVM3 M3 and injected to an altitude of 450 km with same inclination. The launch featured a white cryogenic stage which takes into account environmental-friendly manufacturing processes, better insulation properties and the use of lightweight materials.{{cite web|title=ISRO's C25 cryogenic stage now sports white, ditches black; What's the science behind it?|url=https://www.wionews.com/india-news/isros-c25-cryogenic-stage-now-sports-white-ditches-black-whats-the-science-behind-it-575318/amp|website=wionews|access-date=27 March 2023}}

LVM3 currently has accumulated a total of 7 launches, {{as of|2023|07|19|lc=on}}. Of these, all 7 have been successful, giving it a cumulative success rate of {{percent|7|7|0}}.

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;Decade-wise summary of LVM3 launches:

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! rowspan="3" |Date/Time
(UTC)

! rowspan="2" |Payload

!Launch Site

!Regime

!Status

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!Flight Number

!Operator

!Function

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! colspan="4" |Remarks

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| rowspan="3" |18 December 2014
4:00

| rowspan="2" |{{Flagicon|India}} CARE
{{cvt|3775|kg}}

|Satish Dhawan - SLP

|Sub-orbital

| style="background: #9EFF9E; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-success" | Success

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|LVM3 X

|ISRO

|Re-entry Module

|- style="border-bottom: double 5px grey"

| colspan="4" style="background-color:#e3e9e9;"|Sub-orbital developmental test flight with a non-functional cryogenic stage. The CARE module separated from the launch vehicle at an intended altitude of 126 km at a speed of 5.3 km/s. The launch validated the ignition, performance and separation aspects of S200 and L110 stages.{{Cite web |title=Crew module Atmospheric Re-entry Experiment (CARE) |url=https://www.isro.gov.in/CARE.html |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=www.isro.gov.in}}{{Cite web |title=LVM-3/CARE Mission |url=https://www.isro.gov.in/mission_GSLVMkIIILVM3.html |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=www.isro.gov.in}}{{Cite web |title=The Space Review: India's heavy-lift rocket and crew module milestones: which is more important? |url=https://www.thespacereview.com/article/2667/1 |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=www.thespacereview.com}}

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| rowspan="3" |5 June 2017
11:58

| rowspan="2" |{{Flagicon|India}} GSAT-19
{{cvt|3136|kg}}

|Satish Dhawan - SLP

|GTO

| style="background: #9EFF9E; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-success" | Success

|-

|GSLV Mk III D1 (LVM3 D1)

|INSAT

|Communication

|- style="border-bottom: double 5px grey"

| colspan="4" style="background-color:#e3e9e9;"|First developmental test launch with an operational cryogenic engine. The satellite was successfully injected to a parking orbit of 170 x 35,975 km with 21.5° inclination. The launch featured an ogive fairing and slanted nose cones on S200 stages to improve aerodynamic performance.{{Cite web |title=GSAT-19 |url=https://www.isro.gov.in/GSAT_19.html |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=www.isro.gov.in}}{{Cite web |title=GSAT-19 – GSLV Mk.III D1 {{!}} Spaceflight101 |url=https://spaceflight101.com/gslv-mk3-d1/gsat-19/ |access-date=2024-04-19 |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |date=2017-06-05 |title=India launches GSAT-19 from its new, heaviest rocket |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/science/india-launches-gsat-19-from-its-new-heaviest-rocket/articleshow/59002009.cms |access-date=2024-04-19 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}

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| rowspan="3" |14 November 2018
11:38

| rowspan="2" |{{Flagicon|India}} GSAT-29
{{cvt|3423|kg}}

|Satish Dhawan - SLP

|GTO

| style="background: #9EFF9E; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-success" | Success

|-

|GSLV Mk III D2 (LVM3 D2)

|INSAT

|Communication

|- style="border-bottom: double 5px grey"

| colspan="4" style="background-color:#e3e9e9;" |Second developmental test flight in full operational configuration. The satellite was successfully injected to an elongated parking orbit of 190 x 35,975 km with 21.5° inclination. L110 core used upgraded High Thrust Vikas Engines (HTVE). Developmental test flights of the rocket has completed.{{Cite news |author=The Hindu Net Desk |date=2018-11-15 |title=All you need to know about GSLV Mk III - D2/GSAT-29 Mission |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/all-you-need-to-know-about-gslv-mk-iii-d2gsat-29-mission/article25505029.ece |access-date=2024-04-19 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}{{Cite web |title=GSLV Mk III-D2 / GSAT-29 Mission |url=https://www.isro.gov.in/mission_GSLVMkIIID2.html |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=www.isro.gov.in}}{{Cite web |date=2019-07-09 |title=Successful Qualification of High Thrust Vikas Engine - ISRO |url=https://www.isro.gov.in/update/15-jul-2018/successful-qualification-of-high-thrust-vikas-engine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190709233614/https://www.isro.gov.in/update/15-jul-2018/successful-qualification-of-high-thrust-vikas-engine |url-status=dead |archive-date=2019-07-09 |access-date=2024-04-20 }}

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| rowspan="3" |22 July 2019
09:13

| rowspan="2" |{{Flagicon|India}} Chandrayaan-2
{{cvt|3850|kg}}

|Satish Dhawan - SLP

|EPO

| style="background: #9EFF9E; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-success" | Success

|-

|GSLV Mk III M1 (LVM3 M1)

|ISRO

|Lunar Composite

|- style="border-bottom: double 5px grey"

| colspan="4" style="background-color:#e3e9e9;" |First operational launch of the rocket and successfully injected a lunar Orbiter-Lander-Rover composite spacecraft to a parking orbit of 169.7 x 45,475 km. Chairman stated a 15 percentage increment in vehicle performance which eliminated one of the scheduled seven earth-bound orbit raising burns.{{Cite web |title=GSLV-Mk III - M1 / Chandrayaan-2 Mission |url=https://www.isro.gov.in/mission_GSLVMkIIIM1.html |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=www.isro.gov.in}}{{Cite web |title=GSLV MkIII-M1 Successfully Launches Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft |url=https://www.isro.gov.in/Press%20Release5.html |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=www.isro.gov.in}}

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! rowspan="3" |Date/Time
(UTC)

! rowspan="2" |Payload

!Launch Site

!Regime

!Status

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!Flight Number

!Operator

!Function

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! colspan="4" |Remarks

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| rowspan="3" |22 October 2022
18:37

| rowspan="2" |{{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} 36 x OneWeb Gen-1
{{cvt|5796|kg}}

|Satish Dhawan - SLP

|LEO

| style="background: #9EFF9E; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-success" | Success

|-

|LVM3 M2

|OneWeb

|Broadband Internet

|- style="border-bottom: double 5px grey"

| colspan="4" style="background-color:#e3e9e9;" |First commercial launch of the rocket under NSIL and its first multi-satellite mission to low earth orbit of 601 km. The cryogenic stage performed multiple reorientation and velocity addition maneuvers to sequentially dispose the satellites. The rocket made its entry to global commercial launch service market.{{Cite web |title=LVM3 M2 / OneWeb India-1 Mission |url=https://www.isro.gov.in/LVM3M2MissionLandingPage.html# |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=www.isro.gov.in}}{{Cite web |last=Kabir |first=Radifah |date=2022-10-23 |title=OneWeb India-1 Mission: ISRO's Heaviest Rocket Successfully Launches 36 Satellites Into Orbit |url=https://news.abplive.com/science/oneweb-india-1-mission-isro-s-heaviest-rocket-successfully-launches-36-satellites-into-orbit-all-about-it-1559517 |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=news.abplive.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=OneWeb |first=India-1 Mission |title=36-oneweb-satellites-successfully-launched-isro-nsil-sriharikota |url=https://oneweb.net/resources/36-oneweb-satellites-successfully-launched-isro-nsil-sriharikota |website=Eutelsat OneWeb|date=23 October 2022 }}

|-

| rowspan="3" |26 March 2023
03:30

| rowspan="2" |{{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} 36 x OneWeb Gen-1
{{cvt|5805|kg}}

|Satish Dhawan - SLP

|LEO

| style="background: #9EFF9E; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-success" | Success

|-

|LVM3 M3

|OneWeb

|Broadband Internet

|- style="border-bottom: double 5px grey"

| colspan="4" style="background-color:#e3e9e9;" |Second batch of 36 OneWeb Gen-1 satellites launched successfully to low earth orbit of 450 km with 87.4° inclination. The launch featured a white cryogenic stage (C25) which has more environmental-friendly manufacturing processes, better insulation properties and the use of lightweight materials.{{Cite web |title=LVM3-M3 / OneWeb India-2 Mission |url=https://www.isro.gov.in/LVM3M3MissionLandingPage.html |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=www.isro.gov.in}}{{Cite web |last=India-2 Mission |first=OneWeb |title=Successful-launch-36-oneweb-satellites-isronsil-marks-key-milestone-enable-global |date=27 March 2023 |url=http://oneweb.net/resources/successful-launch-36-oneweb-satellites-isronsil-marks-key-milestone-enable-global}}

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| rowspan="3" |14 July 2023
09:05

| rowspan="2" |{{Flagicon|India}} Chandrayaan-3
{{cvt|3895|kg}}

|Satish Dhawan - SLP

|EPO

| style="background: #9EFF9E; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-success" | Success

|-

|LVM3 M4

|ISRO

|Lunar Composite

|-

| colspan="4" style="background-color:#e3e9e9;" |The rocket successfully injected a lunar composite spacecraft of Propulsion Module-Lander-Rover into an elliptical parking orbit of 170 x 36,500 km. On 15 November, the Cryogenic Upper Stage of the rocket made an uncontrolled re-entry around 9:12 UTC over the North Pacific Ocean.{{Cite web |title=Chandrayaan-3 |url=https://www.isro.gov.in/Chandrayaan3.html |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=www.isro.gov.in}}{{Cite web |last=Linganna |first=Girish |date=2023-11-17 |title=Uncharted Re-entry: Chandrayaan-3's rocket LVM3 M4's Cryogenic Stage's Uncontrolled Re-entry |url=https://frontierindia.com/uncharted-re-entry-chandrayaan-3s-rocket-lvm3-m4s-cryogenic-stages-uncontrolled-re-entry/ |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=Frontier India |language=en}}{{Cite news |date=2023-07-13 |title=Chandrayaan-3: India's historic Moon mission lifts off successfully |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-66185565 |access-date=2024-04-19 |language=en-GB}}

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{{see|Indian Human Spaceflight Programme}}

• List of GSLV launches
• List of PSLV launches
• List of SSLV launches

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