gaganyaan mission Flashcards
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ISRO tests booster for gaganyaan
success - 1st stage of LVM3 - tested for full duration
static test - HS200 solid rocket booster
@ satish dhawan space centre, sriharikota
designed & dvlped by vikram sarabhai space center (VSSC), tvm
what is gaganyaan mission
human spaceflight mission
3 member crew to space
5-7 days
what’s HS200 booster
human-rated version of S200 rocket booster used on geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle Mk-III (GSLV Mk-III) (LVM3)
2 HS200 boosters - supply the thrust for lift-off
20m long
d=3.2m
wrld’s 2nd largest operational booster using solid propellants
ctrl system - electromagnetic actuators -redundancy & safety features
LVM3
3 stage heavy lift vehicle
2 solid strap-ons
a core liquid booster
a cryogenic upper stage
can carry 4 ton class of satellites into geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO)/ 10 tons to LEO
2x the capability of GSLV Mk II
components
service module - propellants
crew module - astronauts
collectively cld orbital module
whr will b placed
low earth orbit (LEO) - 300-400 km
vyom mitra
humanoid
will b snd in unmanned gaganyaan spacecraft b4 human spaceflight as per monitoring module parameters
