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LVM-3 | CARE (Demo Flight)
Indian Space Research OrganizationLaunch Successful

CARE (Demo Flight)

Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III)

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LAUNCH SITESatish Dhawan Space Centre, India

Mission

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.

Launch vehicle
Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III)
Mission type
Test Flight
Destination orbit
Suborbital
Launch pad
Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad
Provider
Indian Space Research Organization
Programs
Gaganyaan

The vehicle

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Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III)
Launch vehicle

Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III)

The Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM-3), previously called Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III (GSLV Mk III), is a three-stage medium-lift launch vehicle developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It is designed to launch satellites into geostationary orbit, and is intended as a launch vehicle for crewed missions under the Indian Human Spaceflight Programme.

Height
43.4 m
Diameter
4 m
Stages
3
Recorded launches
9
First flight
2014-12-18

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Launch site & orbit

Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

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DestinationSuborbital

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