ISRO successfully tested the atmospheric re-entry of a crew module after its heaviest launch vehicle GSLV Mark-III lifted off from Sriharikota on 18th December, 2014. This success helps India to realize its ambition to send humans into space.
The Crew module separated exactly after 5.4 minutes after lift-off at 09:30 AM IST from the second launch pad of Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota. The module separated from the rocket at a height of 126 Km and re-entered into earth's atmosphere. The Crew module safely splashes down into the sea near Andaman and Nicobar islands.
The Crew module descended in a ballistic mode and splashed down in Bay of Bengal around 180 Kms away from Indira point, the southern tip of Andaman and Nicobar islands. The LVM3-X rocket with active S200 and L110 propulsion stages and a passive C25 stage with dummy engine carried the CARE ( Crew module Atmospheric Re-entry Experiment ) as its payload.
The Crew module weighs 3.7 tonnes and it is a 2.7 meter tall cup cake shaped with a diameter of 3.1 meters. The module which features aluminum alloy internal structure with composite panels and ablative thermal protection systems, was made to safely drop down into the sea by specially made parachutes. The experiment witnessed the largest parachute in action every made in the country. The main parachute which helped the Crew module touch the waters at a speed of 7 meters per second was 31 meters in diameter.
The GSLV Mark-III accelerated the CARE module to a velocity of around 5.3 kilometers per second ( 12,000 miles per hour ) and a projected apogee of 126 kilometers which was achieved at the time of separation of the stage. The CARE module activated its control systems immediately after separating from the rocket.
Here is a video of the GLSV Mark-III launch.
The Crew module separated exactly after 5.4 minutes after lift-off at 09:30 AM IST from the second launch pad of Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota. The module separated from the rocket at a height of 126 Km and re-entered into earth's atmosphere. The Crew module safely splashes down into the sea near Andaman and Nicobar islands.
The Crew module descended in a ballistic mode and splashed down in Bay of Bengal around 180 Kms away from Indira point, the southern tip of Andaman and Nicobar islands. The LVM3-X rocket with active S200 and L110 propulsion stages and a passive C25 stage with dummy engine carried the CARE ( Crew module Atmospheric Re-entry Experiment ) as its payload.
The Crew module weighs 3.7 tonnes and it is a 2.7 meter tall cup cake shaped with a diameter of 3.1 meters. The module which features aluminum alloy internal structure with composite panels and ablative thermal protection systems, was made to safely drop down into the sea by specially made parachutes. The experiment witnessed the largest parachute in action every made in the country. The main parachute which helped the Crew module touch the waters at a speed of 7 meters per second was 31 meters in diameter.
The GSLV Mark-III accelerated the CARE module to a velocity of around 5.3 kilometers per second ( 12,000 miles per hour ) and a projected apogee of 126 kilometers which was achieved at the time of separation of the stage. The CARE module activated its control systems immediately after separating from the rocket.
Here is a video of the GLSV Mark-III launch.
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