CARE (Demo Flight)
This mission is complete.
Vehicle
Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III)
Profile →The Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM-3), previously called Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III (GSLV Mk III), is a three-stage medium-lift launch vehicle developed by the Indian...
Provider
Indian Space Research Organization
Profile →IND • Founded 1969
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 pur...
Mission Brief
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.
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Launch Site
Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Range Weather
Launch commit criteria
Tracking no weather issues at this time.
- Primary concern
- No weather issues
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
04:00 AM UTC - 04:00 AM UTC
Schedule History
No delays or schedule changes recorded.
