Crew Module Atmospheric Re-entry Experiment
Recovery of the CARE module | |
| Mission type | Technology |
|---|---|
| Operator | ISRO |
| Mission duration | 19 minutes |
| Range | 1,600 kilometres (990 mi) |
| Apogee | 126 kilometres (78 mi) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Space capsule (Boilerplate) |
| Manufacturer | ISRO |
| Launch mass | 3,735 kilograms (8,234 lb) |
| Dimensions | 3.1 × 2.7 m (10.2 × 8.9 ft) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 18 December 2014, 04:00 UTC |
| Rocket | LVM3-X |
| Launch site | Satish Dhawan SLP |
| Contractor | ISRO |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | 18 December 2014, 04:15 UTC |
| Landing site | Bay of Bengal |
The Crew Module Atmospheric Re-entry Experiment (CARE) is an experimental test vehicle for the Indian Space Research Organisation's future ISRO orbital vehicle called Gaganyaan. It was launched successfully on 18 December 2014 from the Second Launch Pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, by a LVM3 designated by ISRO as the LVM3 X CARE mission. Total cost of mission was ₹155 crore (equivalent to ₹248 crore or US$29 million in 2023). Cost of launch vehicle and CARE module was ₹140 crore and ₹15 crore.