Gaganyaan Abort Test Booster | TV-D1
Launch Successful
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Launch Window
Oct. 21, 2023, 1:30 a.m. - Oct. 21, 2023, 4:30 a.m.
Oct. 21, 2023, 1:30 a.m. - Oct. 21, 2023, 4:30 a.m.
TV-D1, the first development flight from the Gaganyaan program, will be launched up until 11 km from sea level, where an in-flight abort scenario will be initiated, and the capsule should flight until 15–16 km. The mission should test the separation from the rocket and its trajectory until a safe distance and parachute deployment
Mission completed, module has splashed down.
Liftoff.
Livestream has started
Recycled for another attempt today.
Scrubbed for the day.
Capsule used during the inflight abort test.
Gaganyaan DetailsThe Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is the space agency of the Government of India headquartered in the city of Bangalore. Its vision is to "harness space technology for national development while pursuing space science research and planetary exploration."
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