 Rendering of Gaganyaan crewed spacecraft | |
| Names |
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|---|---|
| Mission type | Crewed flight test |
| Operator | ISRO |
| COSPAR ID | {{#property:P247}} |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Gaganyaan |
| Manufacturer | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited |
| Crew | |
| Members | |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | Q1 2027 (planned)[2] |
| Rocket | HLVM3 |
| Launch site | Satish Dhawan Space Centre |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
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Gaganyaan-4 (from Sanskrit: gagana, "celestial" and yāna, "craft, vehicle") also named as H1 will be the first crewed test flight of the Gaganyaan programme, with launch planned for Q1 2027.
Mission[edit | edit source]
The mission is planned to demonstrate human spaceflight capability by sending a crew to an orbit of 400 km of altitude[3][4][5] for 7 days.[6] Reporting in January 2020 for the Hindustan Times,[7] Anonna Dutt quotes K. Sivan, then chairman of ISRO, as saying
We are designing the mission for three people to go to low earth orbit for seven days. However, whether we send two people or one person and whether they spend seven days in the orbit or one will be decided [after the] unmanned flights.
In October 2023, it was announced that the first crewed flight would take place after three uncrewed missions of the human-rated HLVM3.[8] The launch is planned for Q1 2027[9] with the capsule coming down in the Indian Ocean.[10]
Background[edit | edit source]
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Crew[edit | edit source]
The Gaganyan programme astronauts, Prasanth Nair, Angad Pratap, Ajit Krishnan and Shubhanshu Shukla, were announced on 27 February 2024.[11] Those selected for the first spaceflight will be from this pool of qualified astronauts, and one of them, Shubhanshu Shukla flew to the ISS in 2025 on Axiom Mission 4 with Prasanth Nair as his backup.[12] It is considered that one or two crewmembers will take part of this mission, with one being Shukla due to his flight experience.[5][13] Template:Spaceflight crew
Spacecraft[edit | edit source]
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Launch vehicle[edit | edit source]
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Future international collaboration[edit | edit source]
ISRO, the Department of Space and the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Center (IN-SPACe), together with Voyager Space, agreed to a memorandum of understanding to explore the use of Gaganyaan for crew transportation to Voyager's planned Starlab space station.[14]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "India's Path to Space: Group Captain Shukla Commands Gaganyaan | Headlines". Devdiscourse. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
- ↑ "India's Gaganyaan mission in final phase, maiden crew launch in early 2027". India Today. 6 May 2025. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- ↑ "Gaganyaan mission: PM Modi reveals 4 astronaut-designates selected to go to space. Check names here". The Economic Times. 2024-02-27. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
- ↑ Sankaran, Vishwam (2024-02-05). "India to fly 'woman robot' to space ahead of ambitious crewed mission". The Independent. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 athira.pn. "'ആദ്യ ആളില്ലാ ഗഗൻയാൻ ദൗത്യം ഉടൻ, ഇന്ത്യൻ ബഹിരാകാശ നിലയത്തിന്റെ ഡിസൈൻ അവസാന ഘട്ടത്തിൽ': ഇസ്രൊ ചെയർമാൻ". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in മലയാളം). Retrieved 2024-02-29.
- ↑ Kuthunur, Sharmila (2024-02-27). "India completes critical test for Gaganyaan flight crewed by humanoid robot later this year". space.com. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
- ↑ "India's first manned mission Gaganyaan may take 1 astronaut". Hindustan Times. 2020-01-08. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
- ↑ "Prime Minister reviews readiness of Gaganyaan Mission". pib.gov.in. 2023-10-17. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
- ↑ FP Staff (2024-10-28). "India's Gaganyaan Mission delayed, won't be launched in 2025, announces ISRO". Firstpost. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
- ↑ "India announces four-member crew for 'Gaganyaan' space mission". Reuters. 2024-02-27. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
- ↑ "PM Modi introduces 4 Gaganyaan astronauts to world, says they 'will take dreams of 140cr Indians to space'". The Times of India. 2024-02-27. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
- ↑ Desk, Janam Web (2024-02-28). "Why were the names of Gaganyaan passengers revealed a year before its launch?". janamtv.com. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ↑ "India's Path to Space: Group Captain Shukla Commands Gaganyaan | Headlines". Devdiscourse. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
- ↑ Klotz, Irene (July 10, 2023). "Voyager Looks To India For Crew Flight Services". Aviation Week.
