S139 Booster

The S139 (S for Solid, 139 for weight of 139 tonnes) is a Solid Rocket Booster manufactured by the Indian Space Research Organization at the Satish Dhawan Space Center in the SPROB facility.[1] The rocket motor was first developed for use in the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle. Later it was utilized in the GSLV MKII. It uses hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene (HTPB) as a propellant. It has a maximum thrust of 4800 kN.

S139
ManufacturerSatish Dhawan Space Center
Country of originIndia
Used onGSLV and PSLV
General characteristics
Diameter2.8m
Propellant mass138 tonnes
Launch history
StatusActive
First flightSep 20, 1993
Last flightJul 30, 2023

Associated rockets

The S139 Booster has been used in 2 major ISRO rockets.

It is used in the PSLV as its core stage since 1993.[2]

It is also used as a core stage in Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle MKII rocket.[3]

It is also the part of a variant of the Unified Launch Vehicle which is under development.[4]

References

  1. "ISRO to increase production of solid booster engines to make more powerful rockets". Tech2. 2018-11-29. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
  2. "PSLV - ISRO". www.isro.gov.in. Archived from the original on 2019-03-23. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  3. "GSLV - ISRO". www.isro.gov.in. Archived from the original on 2019-06-21. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  4. "ISRO Unified Launch Vehicle (ULV)". forum.nasaspaceflight.com. Retrieved 2021-08-11.


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