 Recovery of the CARE module | |
| Mission type | Technology |
|---|---|
| Operator | ISRO |
| Mission duration | 19 minutes |
| Range | 1,600 kilometres (990 mi) |
| Apogee | 126 kilometres (78 mi) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Space capsule (Boilerplate) |
| Manufacturer | ISRO |
| Launch mass | 3,735 kilograms (8,234 lb) |
| Dimensions | 3.1 × 2.7 m (10.2 × 8.9 ft) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 18 December 2014, 04:00 UTC |
| Rocket | LVM3-X |
| Launch site | Satish Dhawan SLP |
| Contractor | ISRO |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | 18 December 2014, 04:15 UTC |
| Landing site | Bay of Bengal |
The Crew Module Atmospheric Re-entry Experiment (CARE) is an experimental test vehicle for the Indian Space Research Organisation's future ISRO orbital vehicle called Gaganyaan.[1] It was launched successfully on 18 December 2014 from the Second Launch Pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, by a LVM3 designated by ISRO as the LVM 3X CARE mission.[2][3] Total cost of mission was ₹155 crore (equivalent to ₹248 crore or US$30 million in 2023). Cost of launch vehicle and CARE module was ₹140 crore and ₹15 crore.[4]
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