Gaganyaan-3
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| Names | G3 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Uncrewed flight test |
| Operator | ISRO |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Gaganyaan |
| Manufacturer | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | Q3 2025 |
| Rocket | HLVM3 |
| Launch site | Satish Dhawan Space Centre |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
Gaganyaan-3 (from Sanskrit: gagana, "celestial" and yāna, "craft, vehicle") will be the third uncrewed test flight of the Gaganyaan programme, with launch planned in 2025.[1][2][3]
Mission Objective
[edit]The mission is planned to last from eight hours to a day of flight. The environmental and life support systems, which includes maintaining temperatures between 25°C and 27°C, removing carbon dioxide, and maintaining the oxygen and nitrogen ratio will also be rigorously tested by the humanoid robot flying the spacecraft.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Ramesh, Sandhya (4 December 2022). "India's first human spaceflight Gaganyan in limbo, astronauts partially trained, ISRO silent". ThePrint. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE: No Gaganyaan unmanned flight this year". The Week.
- ^ "Prime Minister reviews readiness of Gaganyaan Mission".
- ^ "Mission Gaganyaan: A small stepway for man, a giant leap for India". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
