The Indian manned spacecraft temporarily named OV (Orbital Vehicle) is planned to be the basis of the Indian human spaceflight program. It will be designed to carry 3 people, and a planned upgraded version will be equipped with rendezvous and docking capability.

In its maiden manned mission, Indian Space Research Organisation's largely autonomous 3.7-tonne capsule will orbit the Earth at 400 km (250 mi) altitude for up to 7 days with 3 person crew on board.

The crew vehicle is planned to be launched on ISRO's GSLV Mk III. This HAL-manufactured crew module had its first unmanned experimental flight on 18 December 2014.

ISRO Orbital Vehicle

Manufacturer HAL, ISRO
Country of origin India
Operator Indian Space Research Organisation
Applications Manned spacecraft

Specifications
Design life 7 days
Launch mass 3.7 tonnes
Regime Low Earth

Production
Status In development
Built 1
Launched 18 December 2014 (experimental, unmanned)

It would require about ₹ 124 billion (US$3 billion) and a period of 7 years. The Planning Commission estimates that a budget of ₹ 50 billion (US$1 billion) is required for initial work of the manned mission during the Eleventh Five-Year Plan (2007–12).

The project report prepared by ISRO has been cleared by the space commission. In February, 2009 the Government of India passed yes for the Manned Space flight Program due to launch in 2016. In spring 2009 the full-scale mock-up of crew capsule of OV was built and delivered to Satish Dhawan Space Centre for training of astronauts.