Gaganyaan Abort Test Booster

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Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)

Oct. 21, 2023

Description

Specifications
  • Stages
    1
  • Length
  • Diameter
  • Fairing Diameter
  • Launch Mass
  • Thrust
    760.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    Gaganyaan Abort Test Booster
  • Family
  • Variant
    L40
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Gaganyaan Abort Test Booster
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
  • Low Earth Orbit
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

Indian Space Research Organization

Government
Chairman: V. Narayanan
ISRO 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 pursuing space science research and planetary exploration."

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Gaganyaan Abort Test Booster | TV-D2

Indian Space Research Organization | India
Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
TBD March, 2026
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:

The second inflight abort test of the Gaganyaan program.

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Gaganyaan Abort Test Booster | TV-D1

Indian Space Research Organization | India
Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Oct. 21, 2023, 4:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

TV-D1, the first development flight from the Gaganyaan program, will be launched up until 11 km from sea level, where an in-flight abort scenario will be initiated, and the capsule should flight until 15–16 km. The mission should test the separation from the rocket and its trajectory until a safe distance and parachute deployment

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