Low Earth orbit
Gaganyaan-3
Gaganyaan-3 is the third uncrewed Gaganyaan flight, keeping ISRO's human-spaceflight qualification campaign moving forward.
ISRO still treats Gaganyaan-3 as an uncrewed precursor mission in the sequence that precedes the first crewed Gaganyaan flight.
View in 3D map ↗Official mission site ↗The mission
The third uncrewed Gaganyaan flight is part of ISRO's staged qualification campaign. It repeats the orbital, recovery, and mission-operations checks needed to raise confidence before a crewed launch.
The launch
- Launch
- 2027
- Launch location
- Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
- Launch vehicle
- Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III)
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbit
Mission timeline
Follow the mission through its available trajectory data in the full 3D solar-system map.
- Now
Programme overview published
November 23, 2022 · Earth
ISRO published the Gaganyaan program overview and precursor-test roadmap.
Open milestone source ↗Objectives
- 01
Repeat orbital flight qualification for the crew module and launch vehicle.
- 02
Further validate recovery, ground support, and mission-control operations.
- 03
Demonstrate the human-spaceflight stack under repeated flight conditions.
- 04
Feed confidence into the transition from precursor missions to crewed flight.
Spacecraft
Gaganyaan crew module
Uncrewed flight article for repeated orbital qualification and recovery demonstrations.
- Manufacturer
- Indian Space Research Organisation
Gallery
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