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Gaganyaan Parachute System
November 19 , 2025
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- ISRO conducted a key test of the main parachutes for the Gaganyaan Crew Module at the Babina Field Firing Range in Uttar Pradesh.
- The test was part of the Integrated Main Parachute Airdrop Tests meant to qualify the parachute system for the Gaganyaan mission.
- The parachute system of the Crew Module consists of ten parachutes of four types arranged for staged deployment.
- The test demonstrated an extreme scenario involving delayed disengagement between two main parachutes to validate the design.
- A simulated Crew Module mass was dropped from an altitude of 2.5 kilometres using an IL-76 aircraft of the Indian Air Force.
- The parachute sequence functioned as planned, and the system achieved a stable descent and soft landing.
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