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Thu Dec 18 2014
Indian Space Research Organization
CARE (Demo Flight)
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Rocket Details
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Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III)Description:
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Test Flight
- The CARE is a mock-up of the planned Indian crewed space capsule. Its mission is to study re-entry and thermal behaviour. CARE does not have the pressure-vessel of the final capsule, but is only a structural mock-up. It will re-enter and land in the bay of Bengal to be retrieved. For the suborbital flight, it is mounted upside-down inside the payload fairing. This launch uses a non-functional 2nd stage. CARE separates from the launch vehicle after 1st stage shutdown.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Sriharikota, Republic of India
Pad
Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad