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Gaganyaan-2

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Gaganyaan-2
NamesG2
Mission typeIndian Human Spaceflight Programme technology demonstration
OperatorISRO
Mission durationTBA
Orbits completedTBA
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftGaganyaan
ManufacturerHindustan Aeronautics Limited
Start of mission
Launch dateDecember 2024
RocketHLVM3
Launch siteSatish Dhawan Space Centre
ContractorISRO
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeLow Earth orbit

Gaganyaan-2 (from Sanskrit: gagana, "celestial" and yāna, "craft, vehicle") will be the second uncrewed test flight of the Gaganyaan programme, with launch planned in 2025.[1][2][3]

Mission Objective

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Second Uncrewed flight of Gaganyaan capsule. It will carry Vyommitra for testing purpose.

References

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  1. ^ Ramesh, Sandhya (4 December 2022). "India's first human spaceflight Gaganyan in limbo, astronauts partially trained, ISRO silent". ThePrint. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  2. ^ "EXCLUSIVE: No Gaganyaan unmanned flight this year". The Week.
  3. ^ "Prime Minister reviews readiness of Gaganyaan Mission".