LVM3 (Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk III)

New Space India Limited (NSIL) has called on private players to manufacture its largest launch vehicle LVM3 (Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk III).

About LVM3:

• LVM3 is also known as Fat Boy and is designed for launching spacecraft weighing up to 4000 kg into Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO).
• It is a three-stage launch vehicle.
• The first stage includes two S200 solid propellant strap-ons, which are among the largest solid boosters in the world, containing 204 tonnes of solid propellant.
• The second stage, or the core stage, is the L110 liquid stage, utilizing a twin liquid engine configuration with 115 tonnes of liquid propellant.
• The third stage is the C25 cryogenic stage, equipped with a fully indigenous high thrust cryogenic engine (CE20), loaded with 28 tons of propellant.
• Important components include the equipment bay (EB) and the Encapsulated Assembly (EA), which comprises the spacecraft, Payload Adapter (PLA), and Payload Fairing (PF).

LVM3 has been utilized in missions like Chandrayaan-2 and Chandrayaan-3 and is slated for use in the upcoming Gaganyaan Mission

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