ni8mare
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GSLV MK III is totally new vehicle and has new technology ...
it will carry passive cryogenic stage ...
This flight is to only study aero-dynamics characteristics ...of design changes in launch vehicle ....Nevertheless it is a great step ...Not to mention it is delayed by 1 year ...
GSLV Mk III will be fully functional by 2017 ...
GSLV MK II will remain work horse for heavy duty launches for next 3-4 years ....
Also
Radhakrishnan noted that in September, the Mars Orbiter will be injected into the Mars orbit while the test flight of GSLV-Mark III version will also include a crew module for characterisation of re-entry from the space.