Gaganyaan-5

Gaganyaan-5
NamesH2
Mission typeIndian Human Spaceflight Programme technology demonstration
OperatorISRO
Mission durationTBA
Orbits completedTBA
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftGaganyaan
ManufacturerHindustan Aeronautics Limited
Start of mission
Launch date2026
RocketHLVM3
Launch siteSatish Dhawan Space Centre
ContractorISRO
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeLow Earth orbit

Gaganyaan-5 (from Sanskrit: gagana, "celestial" and yāna, "craft, vehicle") will be the second crewed test flight of the Gaganyaan programme, with launch planned in 2026.[1]

Crew

Primary Crew

Position Launching Crew member Landing Crew member
Commander India TBA, ISRO
First spaceflight 		India TBA, ISRO
First spaceflight
Flight Engineer/ Spaceflight Participant India TBA, ISRO
First spaceflight 		India TBA, ISRO
First spaceflight
Flight Engineer India TBA, ISRO
First spaceflight 		India TBA, ISRO
First spaceflight

[2][3][4]

Backup crew

Position Crew member
Commander India TBA, ISRO
Spaceflight participant India TBA, ISRO
Flight Engineer India TBA, ISRO

[2][3][4]

References

  1. ^ FP Staff (2024-10-28). "India's Gaganyaan Mission delayed, won't be launched in 2025, announces ISRO". Firstpost. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
  2. ^ a b Ramesh, Sandhya (4 December 2022). "India's first human spaceflight Gaganyan in limbo, astronauts partially trained, ISRO silent". ThePrint. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b "EXCLUSIVE: No Gaganyaan unmanned flight this year". The Week.
  4. ^ a b "Prime Minister reviews readiness of Gaganyaan Mission".