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IMAT-05: ISRO Parachute Airdrop Test for Gaganyaan G1

13 July 20261 min read
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGYIMAT-05: ISROParachute AirdropTest forGaganyaan G113 July 2026safalsetu.com

Why in the news

ISRO successfully completed another parachute drop trial on 7 July 2026, preparing the recovery system for the uncrewed first Gaganyaan flight, G1.

Key facts

  • Test: Integrated Main Parachute Airdrop Test-5, the fifth in the series.
  • Site: ADRDE drop zone, Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh.
  • Carrier: Indian Air Force IL-76 heavy transport aircraft, releasing a dummy mass in place of the crew module.
  • Goal: confirm the main parachute’s structural integrity and design margins at maximum expected load.
  • Partners: ISRO, DRDO’s ADRDE, Indian Air Force and Indian Army.

About ADRDE

  • Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment, a DRDO (Ministry of Defence) laboratory based in Agra, Uttar Pradesh.
  • Works on parachutes and aerial delivery systems; its drop zone is at Sheopur.

Exam angle

  • Mission supported: Gaganyaan uncrewed G1 flight.
  • Aircraft used: IL-76 of the IAF.
  • Parent body of ADRDE: DRDO.

Test yourself

1. IMAT-05 conducted by ISRO in July 2026 was meant to qualify the parachute system for which mission?

The test supported the Gaganyaan Mission's uncrewed G1 flight.

2. Which aircraft airlifted the dummy mass in the IMAT-05 test at Sheopur?

An IAF IL-76 heavy transport aircraft was used.

3. The ADRDE, which hosted the IMAT-05 drop zone, functions under which organisation?

ADRDE is a DRDO establishment under the Ministry of Defence.

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