Engineering:Gaganyaan-1

From HandWiki
Short description: Indian spaceflight, planned 2024
Gaganyaan-1
NamesG1
Mission typeIndian Human Spaceflight Programme technology demonstration
OperatorISRO
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftGaganyaan
ManufacturerHindustan Aeronautics Limited
Start of mission
Launch dateFirst quarter of 2024 (planned)
RocketLVM 3
Launch siteSatish Dhawan Space Centre
ContractorISRO
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Gaganyaan-2 →
 

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 the first quarter of 2024.[1]

Background

The launch was originally scheduled for December 2020,[2] then in December 2021,[3] but it was delayed due the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] The flight plan was finally ready by April 2022[4] and the launch is expected to take place in 2024,[1] 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]

Mission objectives

The Gaganyaan spacecraft will be launched by a Human-rated LVM 3 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre and inserted into a 170 x 408 km orbit.[7] The circularisation maneuver will be performed at the third orbit. The landing should follow the same pattern as the TV-D1.[4][8]

After this mission, ISRO will perform four more abort tests before launching Gaganyaan 2,[5] carrying the humanoid robot Vyommitra.[9]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Govt shares an update on Gaganyaan, first abort mission likely in two months" (in en). 2023-03-16. https://www.livemint.com/news/india/govt-shares-an-update-on-gaganyaan-first-abort-mission-likely-in-two-months-11678953847112.html. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Jones, Andrew (2021-02-23). "India revises Gaganyaan human spaceflight plan, delays Chandrayaan-3" (in en-US). https://spacenews.com/india-revises-gaganyaan-human-spaceflight-plan-delays-chandrayaan-3/. 
  3. "First uncrewed mission of Gaganyaan in December: It’s race against time for ISRO now" (in en-IN). The Hindu. 2021-06-28. ISSN 0971-751X. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/first-uncrewed-mission-of-gaganyaan-in-december-its-race-against-time-for-isro-now/article35013256.ece. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Kumar, Chethan (2022-04-28). "First Gaganyaan uncrewed module to be injected in 170x408km orbit; indicates human spaceflight profile". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/first-gaganyaan-uncrewed-module-to-be-injected-in-170x408km-orbit-indicates-human-spaceflight-profile/articleshow/91159842.cms. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Chennai: Indian Space Research Organisation to carry out series of tests before launch of Gaganyaan". The Times of India. 2022-07-01. ISSN 0971-8257. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/isro-to-carry-out-series-of-tests-before-launch-of-gaganyaan/articleshow/92585971.cms. 
  6. Kumar, Chethan (2022-04-29). "Gaganyaan: First uncrewed mission to have unpressurised crew module". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/gaganyaan-first-uncrewed-mission-to-have-unpressurised-crew-module/articleshow/91188895.cms. 
  7. Kumar, Chethan (2023-07-15). "Chandrayaan-3 a shot in the arm for Gaganyaan-1". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/chandrayaan-3-a-shot-in-the-arm-for-gaganyaan-1/articleshow/101769970.cms. 
  8. "Mission Gaganyaan: Better safe than starry". The Economic Times. 2022-05-18. ISSN 0013-0389. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-commentary/mission-gaganyaan-better-safe-than-starry/articleshow/91648613.cms. 
  9. "First trial for Gaganyaan to be done by end of 2023, or beginning of 2024: Jitendra Singh". The Times of India. 2022-09-13. ISSN 0971-8257. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/first-trial-for-gaganyaan-to-be-done-by-end-of-2023-or-beginning-of-2024-jitendra-singh/articleshow/94184621.cms. 

Bibliography