CHENNAI: The Indian space agency has successfully conducted test deployment of the Gaganyaan pilot and Apex Cover Separation (ACS) parachute rail track rocket sled in cluster configuration, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) said.
According to ISRO, the tests were conducted on March 1 and 3, 2023 at the Terminal Ballistic Research Laboratory (TBRL) in Chandigarh.
Gaganyan is the name of India’s first manned space mission.
The Indian Space Agency said two clusters of pilot parachutes were deployed in the first test.
One parachute was at a minimum angle with respect to the flow conditions and the second parachute was at a maximum angle with respect to the flow.
These pilot parachutes are used on Gaganyaan missions to independently deploy and deploy the main parachutes.
The second test simulated the clustered deployment of two ACS parachutes under maximum dynamic pressure conditions.
“The test also simulated a clustered deployment at a 90-degree angle under attack conditions for the crew module. ACS parachutes are used to detach the top cover mounted on the crew module on the Gaganyaan mission. Both the pilot and the ACS parachute were deployed using a pyrotechnic mortar device,” ISRO said.
Gaganyan Parachute System development is a joint effort of Vikram Sarabhai Space Center (VSSC), Thiruvananthapuram and Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment (ADRDE), Agra.
– IANS
