ISRO to send GSLV Mark III into space on Thursday
Posted on: 15/Dec/2014 10:02:16 AM
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) will launch its first experimental suborbital flight of India’s latest generation launch vehicle — GSLV Mark-III, carrying Crew Module Atmospheric Re-entry Experiment (CARE), on December 18.
The vehicle is already there at the second launch pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. The countdown time will be decided on Tuesday.
The mission assumes significance as this experimental flight is to validate the complex atmospheric ascent regime of the all new launcher, especially the aerodynamic and control features that cannot be conclusively tested on ground.
