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Gaganyaan-1 (from Sanskrit: gagana, "celestial" and yāna, "craft, vehicle") will be the first uncrewed test flight of the Gaganyaan programme, with launch planned for December 2024.
Names | G1 |
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Mission type | Indian Human Spaceflight Programme technology demonstration |
Operator | ISRO |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | Gaganyaan |
Manufacturer | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | December 2024 (planned) |
Rocket | HLVM3 |
Launch site | Satish Dhawan Space Centre |
Contractor | ISRO |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
Regime | Low Earth orbit |
The launch was originally scheduled for December 2020,[1] then in December 2021,[2] but it was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The flight plan was finally ready by April 2022[3] and the launch is expected to take place in 2024,[4] after the TV-D1, TV-D2, TV-D3 and TV-D4.[5] It was proposed in April 2022 that the crew module should be depressurized,[6] something kept in the final planning.[7]
The first orbiter module adaptor assembly (OMA) was supplied by Kineco Kaman Composites on 23 December 2023. The OMA is a conical structure with a diameter of 4 meters, composed of carbon-fiber-reinforced polymers. It is combined with the equipment bay shroud and crew escape module.[8] With the successful qualification of the rocket's engines in February 2024,[9] the mission is scheduled for December 2024.[4][10]
The Gaganyaan spacecraft will be launched, with the humanoid robot Vyommitra, by a Human-rated LVM 3 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre and inserted into a 170 x 408 km orbit.[11][12] The circularisation maneuver will be performed at the third orbit. The landing should follow the same pattern as the TV-D1.[3][13]
After this mission, ISRO will perform four more abort tests before launching Gaganyaan 2,[5] carrying the humanoid robot Vyommitra,[14] which was later decided that it will also fly on G-1.[15]
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