The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) successfully launched the test flight of its Gaganyaan mission on October 21. Speaking after the launch at Sriharikota near Chennai, ISRO chief S. Somnath said he is “very happy to announce the successful completion of the TV-D1 mission”.
“The purpose of this mission is to demonstrate the crew escape system for Gaganyaan, through a test vehicle demonstration where the vehicle reached a Mach number, which is slightly above the speed of sound, and initiated a breakdown condition for the crew escape system to function,” Somnath added.
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He further stated that the test crew’s escape system extracted the crew module from the vehicle and that subsequent operations, including the sea landing, were “very well executed”, adding that they now “have confirmation of the data for all of this “. “.
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What happened?
Early on Saturday, ISRO had to move the launch of its first TV-D1 mission from 8am to later due to a failed first attempt. The rescheduled launch at 10 a.m. was successful. While the reason for the change in timing was not immediately known, according to news agency PTI, it could be due to rainfall and cloudy weather conditions.
After the first failed initiation, Somnath had said that the planned launch could not take place due to an anomaly that will be analyzed. He said the engine ignition of the TV-D1 missile did not occur over time.
The space agency subsequently said the errors had been identified and corrected and the second launch was scheduled for 10 a.m. today, when it launched successfully.
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Updated: Oct 21, 2023 11:28 IST
