[9] The crew module fairing and the high altitude abort engine were delivered by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited on 18 August 2022.

[10] In December 2022, the structural qualification test for the crew module fairing with grid fins was successfully completed for the TV-D1 configuration.

The crew module was planned to be recovered after touchdown in the Bay of Bengal using a dedicated vessel and diving team from the Indian Navy.

[14] With a rocket based upon the GSLV L40 stage,[15] TV-D1 was to be launched up to 11 km above sea level, where an in-flight abort scenario would be initiated.

The mission aimed to test the CES's separation from the rocket, ability to maintain a trajectory leading to a safe distance, and eventual parachute deployment.