PSLV-C17 carrying the G-SAT 12, largest communication satellite, launched from Sriharikota

The PSLV-C17 has put in orbit India's largest communication satellite GSAT-12, which weighs 1,410 kg on 15th July 2011. It is the most powerful version of the standard PSLV, called PSLV-XL that will put the satellite in orbit after a 20-minute flight.

This is the second time that a powerful PSLV-XL version lift off from the second launch pad at Sriharikota. It was earlier used to put Chandrayaan-1 into orbit on October 22, 2008. While the six strap-on booster motors of the standard version of the PSLV carry a total of nine tonnes of solid propellants, the strap-on motors in the XL version are powered by a total of 12 tonnes of fuel.