India's Space Program

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ASLV

At 23.5 meters tall and a weight of 39 tons, the ASLV can lift 150 kgs to low earth orbit using all solid fuel. It is out of service.

Chandrayaan-2

Chandrayaan-2 mission is a highly complex mission, which represents a significant technological leap compared to the previous missions of ISRO, which brought together an Orbiter, Lander and Rover with the goal of exploring south pole of the Moon. This is a unique mission which aims at studying not just one area of the Moon but all the areas combining the exosphere, the surface as well as the sub-surface of the moon in a single mission.

GSLV MK II

The second version of the GSLV, it is 49m tall and 414 tons in weight. It can carry up to 2200 kgs into Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit.

PSLV-C25/MOM

Marking India's first venture into the interplanetary space, MOM will explore and observe Mars surface features, morphology, mineralogy and the Martian atmosphere. Further, a specific search for methane in the Martian atmosphere will provide information about the possibility or the past existence of life on the planet.

SLV-C37

SLV-C37 was the 39th mission of the Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) program and its 16th mission in the XL configuration. PSLV-C37 successfully carried and deployed a record 104 satellites in sun-synchronous orbits. Launched on 15 February 2017 by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, it broke the earlier record of launching 37 satellites by a Russian Dnepr rocket on 19 June 2014. According to ISRO, the 101 international satellites were launched as part of a commercial arrangement between several firms and its commercial arm Antrix Corporation Limited, run under the auspices of the Indian Government's Department of Space.

Rockets

The Following Cards are about rockets.

RLV-TD

The RLV-TD is in development and is a cross between SpaceX's Starship and NASA's Space Shuttle. The rocket will launch on a expendable booster and land the second stage on a runway floating on the ocean.

Missions

The following cards are missions.

PSLV-XL

The largest rocket of the PSLV series, it is a huge step up. It is 44 meters and 320 tons. It can deliver 1860 kgs to various orbits. It is in service today and is the frist big rocket IRSO built.

GSLV MK III

The most powerful version of the GSLV series, it 43.43 meters and 640 tons in weight. It can lift 4000 kgs into Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit. It also can take missions to the moon.

SLV-3

With a height of 22.7 meters and a weight of 17 tons, the SLV-3 can push 40 kgs into low earth orbit, using all solid rocket fuel, a amazing feat. It was their first rocket and is out of service.


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