Chandrayaan-3 launch updates: India's lunar mission successfully launched, check expected landing date & time
Chandrayaan-3 Launch
Chandrayaan-3 Launch Live Update:India'sthird lunar moon mission, Chandrayaan-3 was successfully launched on July 14 at 2:35 pm IST. The rocket launched fromthe Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh hasreached the precise orbit and started its journey towards the moon. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) aims to put thelander Vikram and a rover on the moon's South Pole.
The moon mission worth Rs 650 crore ($82 million) is expected to touch down the lunar surface on August 23 at 5:47 pm IST, the Times of India reported citing two anonymous sources.
If the lander Vikram successfully manages to soft-land on the moon, then India will be the fourth country to achieve the feat after the US, China and Russia.
Here's everything you need to know about Chandrayaan-3launch:
Launch Date: July 14, 2023
Time: 2:30 pm IST
Place: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh
Expected Landing Date: August 23, 2023
Expected Landing Time: 5:47 pm IST
People watched the Chandrayaan-3 launchfrom Satish Dhawan Space Centre’s Launch View Gallery on the ISRO's official YouTube channel andDoordarshan.
Chandrayaan-3 Objectives:
The first objective of Chandrayaan-3 is to demonstrate a safe and soft landing on the moon.
To demonstrate "rover operations" on the lunar surface.
The final objective is to conduct in-situ scientific experiments on the moon.
Chandrayaan-3 specifics:
The largest and heaviest LVM3 rocket, called "fatboy" by ISRO launched Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft into a Geo Transfer Orbit. The mission is a successor to Chandrayaan-2. However, unlike its predecessors, the Chandrayaan-3 has a composite of three modules- Propulsion, lander and rover.
The spacecraft weighed3,900 kg, out of which propulsion weighs2,148 kg, while the lander including the rover weigh 1,752 kg. Click to read more about the Chandrayaan-3 vehicle
Learning lessons from the soft land of 2019, the team has made several provisions to this mission, and ISRO has added a 'desi element' to it. Unlike Chandrayaan-2, a senior scientist said this time the landing will be tracked by ISRO's own team in Bengaluru. However, the spacecraft separation will be captured by stations in Bruei and Biak.
How is Chandrayaan-3 different this time?
After a failed attempt in 2019, the ISRO team has made several changes to the lander.
Vikram this time will have stronger legs enabling it to withstand landing at greater velocities.
Other changes include increasing the velocity tolerance level and adding new sensors to measure velocity and changes to the solar panels.
(With inputs from agencies)
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