
Sriharikota : Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has successfully launched the crew model of Gaganyaan mission. The space agency has got success in the second attempt. This was attempted at around 8:30 am today but had to be postponed due to technical reasons.
However, another attempt was made around 10 o’clock. And this time ISRO got success. Gaganyaan’s first test vehicle Abort Mission-1 (TV-D1) was launched from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
Ahead of the second test, ISRO said that an anomaly was detected and rectified in the test vehicle flying with a payload related to the ambitious Gaganyaan human space flight programme. “The reason for the aborted launch has been identified and rectified,” ISRO wrote on social media platform X.
The rocket launch was initially scheduled for 8 am, but was later postponed twice by a total of 45 minutes. ISRO chief S. Somnath then said that due to some anomaly the launch could not take place as per the schedule. He said that the engine of the TV-D1 rocket could not be started as per the prescribed procedure.
The flight consists of three parts: Single Stage Liquid Rocket, Crew Module (CM) and Crew Escape System (CES). During flight the test vehicle will carry the CM and CEA aloft. Then an abortion like situation will be created. Abort means the module will bring the astronaut back safely if a problem occurs. At this time the capsule will fly at a speed of Mach 1.2 i.e. 1431 kilometers per hour. At this speed, CES will separate from the rocket at 60 degrees from an altitude of 11.7 kilometers. After this, the crew-module and crew-escape system will start going up 17 kilometers at a speed of 594 kilometers per hour. There both systems will be different.
When the crew module separates from CES, its small parachutes will open at an altitude of 16.6 kilometers. When the capsule is at an altitude of less than 2.5 kilometers, its main parachutes will open. The crew module will land in the Bay of Bengal, 10 kilometers away from Sriharikota. The Navy will recover it from there. Whereas CES will fall 14 kilometers away and TV booster six kilometers away in the sea and will sink.