IRDT (Inflatable Re-Entry and Descent Technology) is a new technology to return payloads from orbit without a heavy heatshield and parachute system. A inflatable cone provides protection during reentry and a second inflatable extension of the cone reduces the speed further for a safe landing.

Mission type: Earth Science · Orbit: Low Earth Orbit

Rocket: Soyuz-U-PVB · Provider: Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)