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Gaganyaan

Crewed Spacecraft

Gaganyaan is an Indian crewed orbital spacecraft intended to serve as the formative vehicle of the Indian Human Spaceflight Programme. It is being designed to carry three people into low Earth orbit, and a planned upgraded version is intended to add rendezvous and docking capabilities. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Status
Status (category)
Planned 1
Spacecraft Type
Crewed 2
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ISRO, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Wikipedia: Gaganyaan
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1. Gaganyaan (Wikipedia)
As of November 2024, it is expected to be launched no earlier than 2027View the Source
2. Wikipedia: Gaganyaan
  • Infobox, spacecraft_type
    Crewed
  • In Group: Crewed Space Capsules, Gaganyaan (Sanskrit: [ɡəɡənəjɑːnə],, from Sanskrit: gagana, "celestial" and yāna, "craft, vehicle") is an Indian crewed orbital spacecraft intended to be the formative spacecraft of the Indi
  • Operated By: ISRO, Lead paragraph, operator
    In its maiden crewed mission, ISRO's largely autonomous 5.3 tonnes (5.2 long tons; 5.8 short tons) capsule will orbit the Earth at 400 kilometres (250 mi) altitude for up to seven days with a two- or three-person crew on board.
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Wikidata: Gaganyaan
Wikidata Q580809, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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