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Put up to six launch vehicles side by side: drawn to the same scale, then size, performance, cost and track record. The best figure in each row is highlighted. Share the address to share the comparison.
| Figure | PSLV-CA ISRO ✕ |
|---|---|
| Size | |
| Height | 44.0 m |
| Diameter | 2.8 m |
| Stages | 4 |
| Launch mass | 230 t |
| Performance | |
| First-stage engines | 1 S139 |
| Propellant | HTPB |
| Thrust at liftoff | 4,847 kN |
| Thrust-to-weight | 2.15 |
| Payload to LEO | 3,800 kg |
| Payload to GTO | 1,200 kg |
| Cost | |
| Launch cost | ~$16M |
| Cost per kg to LEO, if full | ~$4,211 |
| Track record | |
| Launches | 18 |
| Successes | 18 |
| Failures | 0 |
| Success rate | 100.0% |
| Success streak | 18 |
| Family launches | 64 |
| Upcoming launches | 1 |
| First flight | 2007 |
Figures from Launch Library 2; engines and propellant as written in the Wikipedia article PSLV-CA, by Wikipedia contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. A dash means it has no value for that rocket yet; thrust-to-weight and cost per kilogram are worked out from its figures. Launch costs are rough public estimates and can be years old. Cost per kilogram divides the price by the most the rocket can lift to low orbit: that maximum is usually for a version that throws its boosters away, while the price is often for one that lands them, so read it as a best case. Total cost is the fairer comparison. The drawings are to scale but simplified: boosters and fairings follow rounded public figures.