Using the fully flexible parawing or the tube-stiffened paraglider of the Paresev 1A, 1B, 1C as an alternate to spacecraft recovery was deemed too unreliable upon unfolding so round parachutes for water landings were used instead.
The Paresev 1A, 1B, 1C paraglider system was deemed unsuitable for spacecraft recovery due to its unreliability upon deployment, prompting the use of round parachutes for water landings instead.