- P - Polar
- S - Satellite
- L - Launch
- V - Vehicle
The full form of PSLV is Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) is the third generation launch vehicle of India.
It is the first Indian launch vehicle to be equipped with liquid stages.
The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) is an expendable medium-lift launch vehicle designed and operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
It was developed to allow India to launch its Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) satellites into sun-synchronous orbits, a service that was, until the advent of the PSLV in 1993, commercially available only from Russia.
PSLV can also launch small size satellites into Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO).
