0 2 1 . ▁ ▁Fl ight ▁▁ ▁The ▁count down ▁for ▁the ▁test ▁started ▁at ▁ 2 : 0 0 ▁am ▁( IST ) ▁on ▁ 5 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁At ▁ 7 : 0 0 ▁am ▁( IST ) ▁The ▁C rew ▁Es cape ▁System ▁with ▁crew ▁module ▁successfully ▁lifted - off ▁from ▁Sat ish ▁D h aw an ▁Space ▁Centre . ▁The ▁crew ▁module ▁reached ▁a ▁highest ▁alt itude ▁of ▁, ▁it ▁later ▁safely ▁par ach uted ▁down ▁and ▁flo ated ▁in ▁the ▁Bay ▁of ▁Beng al ▁ ▁away ▁from ▁its ▁launch ▁site . ▁It ▁was ▁carried ▁sky ward ▁using ▁seven ▁solid - f ue led ▁ro cket ▁mot ors ▁keeping ▁within ▁the ▁safe ▁g - force ▁limits . ▁Later ▁recovery ▁boats ▁were ▁sent ▁to ▁recover ▁the ▁crew ▁module . ▁The ▁total ▁duration ▁of ▁the ▁test ▁mission ▁was ▁ 2 5 9 ▁seconds . ▁The ▁test ▁launch ▁process ▁was ▁recorded ▁by ▁around ▁ 3 0 0 ▁sens ors . ▁Main ▁object ives ▁of ▁test ▁were ▁nom inal ▁ 2 0 ▁second ▁as cent ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 ▁seconds ▁of ▁descent , ▁not ▁including ▁the ▁spl ash down . ▁Ch ute ▁det achment ▁was ▁a ▁scheduled ▁event ▁occurr ing ▁around ▁ 2 5 9 . 4 ▁seconds ▁after ▁launch ▁as ▁intended . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁G ag anya an , ▁India ' s ▁cre wed ▁space craft ▁ ▁Indian ▁Human ▁Space fl ight ▁Program me ▁ ▁La unch ▁escape ▁system ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links