Wednesday, 17 December 2014

Countdown for LVM 3 mission begins

"The 24 and a half hour countdown for the mission has commenced at 9 AM on December 17," ISRO said. The Mission Readiness Review and the Launch Authorisation Board, which met on Tuesday, has cleared the launch for December 18 at 9.30 AM, it said.
A senior ISRO official explained that the lesser duration of the countdown for the mission was due to the dummy cryogenic stage.

As per the plan, soon after the lift-off at Sriharikota, ISRO would study the flight validation of the complex atmospheric flight regime of LVM 3 and would also test the ability of the CREW module to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere with thermal resistance, parachute deployment in cluster formation, aero braking system and apex cover separation
procedures.

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