The Crew Module Atmospheric Re-section Experiment (CARE) is a trial test vehicle for the Indian Space Research Organization's future Orbital Vehicle. It was dispatched effectively on 18 December 2014 from the Second Launch Pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Center, by a GSLV Mk III assigned by ISRO as the LVM 3X CARE mission.

Attributes of the vehicle

Consideration was mounted topsy turvy inside the payload fairing of the GSLV Mk III. Consideration was made of aluminum composite and had a lift-off mass of 3,735 kg. Its measurement was 3100 mm and its tallness was 2678 mm. The module had an ablative warm assurance. The side boards were secured with Medium Density Ablative (MDA) tiles and the forward warmth shield was made of carbon phenolic tiles.[3][4] It was fueled by batteries and was outfitted with six fluid force (MMH/MON3) 100 N thrusters.

Preparatory tests

A practice keep running of the recuperation of CARE was done on 31 October 2014 with Indian Coast Guard ship ICGS Samudra Pahredar.

Mission description

Consideration was propelled on 18 December 2014 at 04:00 UTC. Consideration was isolated at the planned stature of 126 km and a pace of 5300 m/s. It entered a coast stage amid which it performed three hub control moves to guarantee zero degree approach at reentry.