The CARE is a mock-up of the planned Indian crewed space capsule. Its mission is to study re-entry and thermal behaviour. CARE does not have the pressure-vessel of the final capsule, but is only a structural mock-up. It will re-enter and land in the bay of Bengal to be retrieved.
For the suborbital flight, it is mounted upside-down inside the payload fairing.
This launch uses a non-functional 2nd stage. CARE separates from the launch vehicle after 1st stage shutdown.
The Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM-3), previously called Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III (GSLV Mk III), is a three-stage medium-lift launch vehicle developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It is designed to launch satellites into geostationary orbit, and is intended as a launch vehicle for crewed missions under the Indian Human Spaceflight Programme.
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Mission Profile
CARE (Demo Flight) was a LVM-3 (GSLV Mk III) mission operated by Indian Space Research Organization that lifted off from Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India on December 18, 2014. The flight carried its payload on a test flight mission to Suborbital. It was flown as part of the Gaganyaan program. The launch was a success.