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Indian Space Research OrganizationLaunch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III)Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

LVM-3 | CARE (Demo Flight)

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December 18, 2014Add to calendar

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Indian Space Research Organization's 43rd launch · 4th this year

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Window: Dec 18, 04:00Dec 18, 04:00 UTC

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CARE (Demo Flight)

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.

Test Flight · Suborbital (Sub)

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