Engineering: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 | 2026 (planned) |
| 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 2026.[1][2][3]
Mission objective
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
- ↑ Ramesh, Sandhya (4 December 2022). "India's first human spaceflight Gaganyan in limbo, astronauts partially trained, ISRO silent". ThePrint. https://theprint.in/science/indias-first-human-spaceflight-gaganyan-in-limbo-astronauts-partially-trained-isro-silent/1245696/.
- ↑ "EXCLUSIVE: No Gaganyaan unmanned flight this year". https://www.theweek.in/news/sci-tech/2022/01/25/exclusive-no-gaganyaan-unmanned-flight-this-year.html.
- ↑ "Prime Minister reviews readiness of Gaganyaan Mission". https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1968368.
- ↑ "Mission Gaganyaan: A small stepway for man, a giant leap for India". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/a-small-stepway-for-man-a-giant-leap-for-india/articleshow/108829703.cms.
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