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Development of the Orbital Vehicle began in 2006. The original plan was for a two-crew conical Gemini-type spacecraft with an endurance of a week in space. The full-scale design was finalized by March 2008, and funded from February 2009. A mock-up was delivered in 2009. First manned flight was to be in 2013, then 2016. The project suffered from low funding, and by 2014, despite a suborbital test of a capsule boilerplate, no date was announced for the first full-up unmanned or manned flight. Availability of funding would determine whether that could occur before 2000 or if the project would be abandoned.
In comparison with the Soyuz and Shenzhou capsules, the Indian version is significantly larger and heavier:
Re-entry Vehicle Total Mass-kg 3,000 3,240 3,735 Length-m 1.90 2.06 2.68 Diameter-m 2.17 2.52 3.10 Volume compared to Soyuz 1.00 1.46 2.88 The service module, based on a 2013 ISRO drawing, is powered by two high-expansion-ratio liquid propellant engines. Based on the payload capability of the GSLV-III booster, it would have a mass of around 3000 kg. A launch escape system. using a tower approach like that on Soyuz, Shenzhou, and Apollo, was planned. In-cabin space suits would be based on the Russian Sokol suit.
Country: India. Launch Vehicles: GSLV-3. Launch Sites: Sriharikota SLP. 2014 December 18 - . 04:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Sriharikota. Launch Complex: Sriharikota SLP. Launch Pad: Srikarikota SLP. LV Family: GSLV-3. Launch Vehicle: GSLV-3.
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