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Indian Space Research OrganizationLaunch SuccessfulTest FlightLVM-3 · Demo Flight
Launched 2014-12-18 04:00 UTCSatish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Success
Reached Suborbital
Indian Space Research Organization
4th
launch this year
Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad
2nd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
346 d 17 h
since the pad's previous launch
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.
Launch Provider
Government · India · Founded 1969 · Chairman V. Narayanan
The 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."
Launches
100
Successful
85
85%
Upcoming
21
scheduled
Height
43.4m
Diameter
4m
To low Earth orbit
10,000kg
Liftoff thrust
11,898kN
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