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Gaganyaan-2
Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III)
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Mission
Second uncrewed orbital test flight of the Gaganyaan capsule.
- Launch vehicle
- Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III)
- Mission type
- Test Flight
- Destination orbit
- Low Earth Orbit
- Spacecraft
- Gaganyaan G2
- Destination
- Low Earth Orbit
- Launch pad
- Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad
- Provider
- Indian Space Research Organization
- Programs
- Gaganyaan
The vehicle
Published configuration and flight history.

Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III)
The Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM-3), previously called Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III (GSLV Mk III), is a three-stage medium-lift launch vehicle developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It is designed to launch satellites into geostationary orbit, and is intended as a launch vehicle for crewed missions under the Indian Human Spaceflight Programme.
- Height
- 43.4 m
- Diameter
- 4 m
- Stages
- 3
- Recorded launches
- 9
- First flight
- 2014-12-18
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Launch site & orbit
Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
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