GSLV MK-II [RSS]

Isro's GSLV in Simplerockets 2!! The 49 m tall GSLV, with a lift-off mass of 415 tons, is a three-stage vehicle with solid, liquid and cryogenic stages respectively. The payload fairing, which is 7.8 m long and 3.4 m in diameter, protects the vehicle electronics and the spacecraft during its ascent through the atmosphere. It is discarded when the vehicle reaches an altitude of about 115 km. GSLV employs S-band telemetry and C-band transponders for enabling vehicle performance monitoring, tracking, range safety / flight safety and preliminary orbit determination. The Redundant Strap Down Inertial Navigation System/Inertial Guidance System of GSLV housed in its equipment bay guides the vehicle from lift-off to spacecraft injection. The digital auto-pilot and closed loop guidance scheme ensure the required altitude maneuver and guide injection of the spacecraft to the specified orbit. The GSLV can place approximately 5,000 kg into an easterly low Earth orbi or 2,500 kg into an 18° geostationary transfer orbit.