Pad Abort Test

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The Pad Abort Test is an Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) flight test designed to validate the crew escape system for the Gaganyaan human spaceflight program.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ISRO mission
abort test
spaceflight test
alsoKnownAs PAT NERFINISHED
Pad Abort Test (Gaganyaan) NERFINISHED
altitudeAchieved about 2.7 km
country India
crew uncrewed
descentMethod parachute-assisted descent
designedBy Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre NERFINISHED
domain human spaceflight safety
epoch 21st century spaceflight tests
flightDuration about 259 seconds
followedBy Gaganyaan test vehicle missions NERFINISHED
hasFeature crew module simulator
solid rocket-powered escape tower
landing Arabian Sea NERFINISHED
launchDate 2018-07-05
launchPad Sriharikota launch pad NERFINISHED
launchSite Satish Dhawan Space Centre NERFINISHED
Sriharikota NERFINISHED
managedBy ISRO Human Space Flight Centre NERFINISHED
missionType suborbital test flight
operator Indian Space Research Organisation
organization Indian Space Research Organisation NERFINISHED
partOf Gaganyaan human spaceflight program NERFINISHED
precededBy crew escape system ground tests
program Gaganyaan NERFINISHED
purpose qualification of crew escape system performance
validation of crew escape system
relatedProgram Indian Human Spaceflight Programme NERFINISHED
relatedTo Gaganyaan crew module NERFINISHED
result success
safetyObjective ensure astronaut escape in launch pad emergencies
separationEvent escape tower separation
pad abort
spaceAgency ISRO NERFINISHED
status completed
technologyArea crew safety systems
launch escape systems
testedSystem crew escape system
launch escape system
vehicleType test vehicle

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Gaganyaan test missions includes Pad Abort Test