India has created history as Chandrayaan-3 landed on the moon at around 06:03 PM on Wednesday. Indian Prime Minister Modi joined the live landing of Chandrayaan-3 from South Africa where he is attending the BRICS summit. Meanwhile, ISRO Chairman S Somanath gave an address after the landing and said, 'India is on the moon'.

Chandrayaan-3: India creates history as Chandrayaan-3 successfully lands on moon

Upon Chandrayaan-3's successful landing, Prime Minister Modi declared, "We are witnesses to the new flight of the new India; new history has been written." India's successful Moon mission is not just India's alone...This success belongs to all of humanity." The South Pole of the moon has never been reached by any nation. The third lunar mission from ISRO, Chandrayaan-3, made a soft landing on the moon. "With the hard work of our scientists we have reached there," adds PM Modi. India has created history as Chandrayaan-3 landed on the moon at around 06:03 PM on Wednesday. Indian Prime Minister Modi joined the live landing of Chandrayaan-3 from South Africa where he is attending the BRICS summit. Meanwhile, ISRO Chairman S Somanath gave an address after the landing and said, 'India is on the moon'.

Chandrayaan-3: I reached my destination and you too!, says ISRO

History is about to be created. As Chandrayaan-3 is just a few hours away from lunar landing. Chandrayaan-3 will attempt a soft landing on the moon's south pole. Why is South Pole chosen for landing?

Chandrayaan-3: What makes the south pole of the Moon so special?

Just a few hours from now Chandrayaan-3 is expected to attempt a soft landing near the Southern Pole and now the world is waiting with baited breath. Let's revisit what went wrong in the last leg of Chandrayaan-2.

India's lunar mission: Looking back at what went wrong with India's second lunar mission

In this space competition, India hopes to win this week by landing first on the Moon's South Pole is not just about science and status but about money as well India is opening its space sector to foreign investment to increase its share.

Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission: India's business oriented space thrust

Chandrayaan-3 mission: Boosting India's space industry

In this space competition, India hopes to win this week by landing first on the Moon's South Pole is not just about science and status but about money as well India is opening its space sector to foreign investment to increase its share. To know more watch this interview with the Senior Analyst of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, Dr Malcolm Davis.

The world watches as India's Chandrayaan-3 attempts to land on moon

India's Chandrayaan-3 mission is progressing slowly for a lunar touchdown at 6pm IST on the 23rd of August. However, in case of an anomaly, the landing could be postponed to Sunday the 27th of August. Watch to know what the Moon Man of India who was also the former ISRO Satellite Centre Director Dr Mylswamy Annadurai has to say about the mission.

Dr Mylswamy Annadurai speaks to WION on Chandrayaan-3 landing

Making significant progress towards India's lunar exploration ambitions, Chandrayaan-3 is advancing smoothly and is poised to touch down at the moon's southern pole on August 23rd.

Chandrayaan-3: ISRO aims for the moon, mars and beyond

Chandrayaan-3: India's space mission to usher in discoveries

All eyes are on India's Chandrayaan-3. As the spacecraft inches closer to the moon. Since the launch, NASA & ESA have been supporting ISRO.

Chandrayaan-3: The role of NASA & ESA in aiding ISRO during the Moon landing

India's Chandrayaan-3 on three spacecraft is inching closer to the surface of the Moon. It is nearly three days away from attempting a soft landing near the Lunar South Pole.

Why is Chandrayaan-3 landing on August 23

<p>Expanding India's avenues of cooperation with Oman and Mauritius, the Indian space agency ISRO is working with their counterparts from the respective nations to build and launch satellites for them and offering them the benefits of space applications and space-based services. The ISRO leadership, led by Chairman Dr S. Somanath, recently hosted delegations from Oman and Mauritius at the ISRO facilities in Bengaluru, also known as the aerospace city of India.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>With Said Hamood Said Al Maawali, Minister of Transport, Communication and Information Technology (MTCIT), the ISRO leadership held talks on building and launching of satellites for the Sultanate of Oman, ground station establishment, and the possibility of sounding rocket (experimental rocket) launches from Oman.</p>

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<p>A web-based Geographic Information Systems Portal, developed by ISRO, incorporating satellite data, geospatial layers, and value-added services pertaining exclusively to the Sultanate of Oman was launched by the visiting minister during this meeting. The salient features of the portal include the application potential in various domains - agriculture, fisheries, water conservation, urban planning, climate and ocean, disaster management, and governance.</p>

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<p>Plans for providing training to Mauritius officials, in three domains - building the satellite, operating the satellite, and utilising the received data from this satellite for various applications, were also part of the talks.&nbsp;</p>

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Expanding India's avenues of cooperation with Oman and Mauritius, the Indian space agency ISRO is working with their counterparts from the respective nations to build and launch satellites for them and offering them the benefits of space applications and space-based services.

Expanding India's avenues of cooperation with Oman and Mauritius, the Indian space agency ISRO is working with their counterparts from the respective nations to build and launch satellites for them and offering them the benefits of space applications and space-based services. The ISRO leadership, led by Chairman Dr S. Somanath, recently hosted delegations from Oman and Mauritius at the ISRO facilities in Bengaluru, also known as the aerospace city of India. Also Read | ECOWAS rejects Niger coup leader's pledge to restore civilian rule in three years With Said Hamood Said Al Maawali, Minister of Transport, Communication and Information Technology (MTCIT), the ISRO leadership held talks on building and launching of satellites for the Sultanate of Oman, ground station establishment, and the possibility of sounding rocket (experimental rocket) launches from Oman. Also Read | South Africa's President Ramaphosa calls for UNSC reform, sets pitch for BRICS expansion ahead of summit A web-based Geographic Information Systems Portal, developed by ISRO, incorporating satellite data, geospatial layers, and value-added services pertaining exclusively to the Sultanate of Oman was launched by the visiting minister during this meeting. The salient features of the portal include the application potential in various domains - agriculture, fisheries, water conservation, urban planning, climate and ocean, disaster management, and governance. Watch | Pakistan: President Arif Alvi denies signing of key laws × With Mauritius' Minister for Information Technology, Communication, and Innovation (MITCI), Darsanand Balgobin, the ISRO team discussed the possibilities of an India-Mauritius joint satellite, a microsatellite designed for remote sensing from low earth orbit. Plans for providing training to Mauritius officials, in three domains - building the satellite, operating the satellite, and utilising the received data from this satellite for various applications, were also part of the talks. In addition to this, the meeting helped in enhancing the scope of India-Mauritius space cooperation through sharing of Indian remote sensing satellite data pertaining to Mauritius territory, developing an ‘India-Mauritius space portal’ with satellite data, geospatial layers, and value-added services pertaining to Mauritius, discussion for space industry collaboration, ISRO said. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here. ×

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Chandrayaan-3 maps currently mapping lunar south pole for landing

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ISRO may offer services to Oman & Mauritius help them build & launch satellites

Chandrayaan-3 is just two days away from the lunar landing. There are a few things that could go wrong with the Chandrayaan-3's lander at the very last moment. Here are a few of them:

5 things that can go wrong at the last moment before Chandrayaan-3’s landing

India's moon mission, Chandrayaan-3, and Russia's Luna-25 are both set to attempt a soft landing on the lunar south pole in the coming days. The two missions would not interfere with each other as they have different landing areas planned, according to the Russian Space Agency, ROSCOMS.

Chandrayaan-3: Second and final de-boosting of Vikram Lander successful

<p>This week would have been a historic one in Lunar exploration - with two landers (one from Russia and one from India) touching down near the Lunar south pole, within a few days of each other. However, it is not to be as historic as it should have been. Russia's maiden moon lander Luna-25 has crashed on the Lunar surface after suffering a mishap on Saturday, August 19, said the Russian Space agency. In preparation for an expected lunar soft-landing on Monday,&nbsp;August 21, the Russian lander was moving into its final, pre-landing orbit, when the mishap took place.</p>

<p>"On August 19, in accordance with the flight programme of the Luna-25 spacecraft, an impulse was provided for the formation of its pre-landing elliptical orbit. At about 14:57 Moscow time, communication with the Luna-25 spacecraft was interrupted.&nbsp;The measures taken on August 19 and 20 to search for the craft and get into contact with it did not produce any results," said the statement from Russian space agency Roscosmos.</p>

<p>"According to the results of the preliminary analysis, due to the deviation of the actual parameters of the impulse from the calculated ones, the device switched to an off-design orbit and ceased to exist as a result of a collision with the lunar surface," the agency said, thereby indicating that all hopes of the maiden Russian Lunar landing are over. (The erstwhile Soviet Union conducted multiple robotic Lunar landing missions, the last of which was in 1976).</p>

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<h2><b>The journey of Chandrayaan-3 and Luna-25, thus far...</b></h2>

<p>July 14&nbsp;- India launches its Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft to soft-land on the moon and all eyes are on the proposed soft-landing date - 23rdAugust.</p>

<p>August 11&nbsp;- Russia launches it Luna-25 spacecraft to soft-land on the moon, which could soft-land on the moon, a couple of days ahead of Chandrayaan-3.</p>

<h2><b>Launch vehicle and time taken to the moon</b></h2>

<p>Launched on&nbsp;July 14, Chandrayaan-3 is taking almost 40 days to soft-land on the moon. Why so? Because, the Indian LVM3 rocket can only impart a certain amount of departure energy to its 3.9 tonne Chandrayaan-3 craft. While this departure energy is sufficient to put it into a parking orbit (170km x 36000km) around the earth, it cannot put the craft directly on a Lunar Transfer trajectory (direct path to rendezvous with the moon in&nbsp;six days). Knowing its limitations fully well, the Indian space agency has gradually slingshot its craft further and further away from the earth (over a span of more than two weeks) and then put it on Lunar transfer trajectory. ISRO is making up for its limitations by using an energy-efficient and frugal method to achieve its objectives.</p>

<p>Luna-25 has been launched on a Soyuz-2 rocket with a Fregat upper stage. The launch on August 11th put the 1.8 tonne&nbsp;craft through a few orbits around the earth and directly on the Lunar Transfer Trajectory, thereby ensuring that it can rendezvous with the moon in around 6 days. The Luna-25 craft weighing just half as much of India's Chandrayaan-3 also gave&nbsp;it the added advantage of being able to reach faster. Think of it as a lighter shotput ball being thrown further and faster. While the Russian rocket is similar in terms of power and capability, when compared to India's LVM3, the lighter mass of Luna-25 makes a difference.</p>

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<h2><b>Coincidence or competition?</b></h2>

<p>There are hundreds of news reports pitting Chandrayaan-3 and Luna-25 as a reflection of rivalry. Here are the facts - India decided upon Chandrayaan-3, almost immediately after its maiden Lunar soft-landing attempt Chandrayaan-2 failed in September 2019. In the case of Luna-25, it is more of a continuation of the Soviet-era Luna-series of missions, the last of which was Luna-24. It is after decades of delay that Luna-25 has taken flight, so it would outlandish to claim that the Russians are competing with the Indians.</p>

<p>When launching scientific probes and spacecrafts to other planets, celestial bodies, space agencies have to look at an ideal launch date and time. These are based on precise calculations and not based on the intention to compete with another agency. If you think it's like a James Bond chase sequence in space, it is far from that!</p>

<p>Orbital Mechanics is the science that determines when to launch spacecrafts, the path they must take, the energy efficient route it must follow, the gravitational influence of earth and other celestial bodies, the specific date when the craft must reach its destination etc. Therefore, space agencies plan a certain launch window, within which they must carry out a mission. For a mission to each celestial body, there is an ideal window - weeks or months-long, during which it is possible to carry out a mission in an energy-efficient manner (based on the position of the earth, other celestial bodies etc.). Therefore, when the time is ideal, whoever is ready with a mission will launch - sooner or later (depending on their rocket and mission specifications and preferred landing time).</p>

<h2><b>The landing date - Which one was&nbsp;to&nbsp;reach earlier ?</b></h2>

<p>For the Indian Space agency ISRO, Chandrayaan-3 must land on August 23. Why? Because, Chandrayaan-3 is meant to be operational for one Lunar day (two weeks on earth) and the Lunar day commences on August 23rd. Landing on the Lunar day will help Chandrayaan-3 harness the sunlight, use it to charge its batteries and thereby operate all the scientific payloads on-board the craft (for at least the planned duration). Solar-power is crucial for Chandrayaan-3's lander and rover, as that is its lone power source. This is why ISRO determined its launch date well in advance and made it public.</p>

<p>Luna-25 did not depend completely on Solar power. Though it weighed less, Luna-25 used&nbsp;a radioactive isotope, a sort of nuclear battery, that helped&nbsp;it stay powered for at least one earth year. Therefore, it was theoretically possible for Luna-25 to land ahead of Chandrayaan-3. While the Russian Space agency Roscosmos did not announce the exact landing date, it was widely expected to land on August 21, two days prior to Chandrayaan-3.</p>

<p>While many claimed that it was a space rivalry or competition between India and Russia, the prospective landing dates being so close to each other, is a mere&nbsp;coincidence.</p>

<h2><b>What this means for the Russian space programme?</b></h2>

<p>The crash-landing and loss of Luna-25 would certainly be a jolt to the Russian space programme, amid the ongoing geopolitical crises that stemmed from the Ukraine-Russia war. Without doubt, Russia can bounce back and learn from their mistakes and re-attempt this mission. But it would cause significant delay. Notably, Luna-25 itself was delayed by several decades and there are even reports of successor missions in the Luna series.</p>

<p>The setback caused by Luna-25 would warrant a closer look and many modifications to future Russian Lunar missions. It is notable that standalone Russian space-exploratory missions have not had a great track record, in recent decades.</p>

<h2><b>High hopes on Chandrayaan-3</b></h2>

<p>With its Russian co-traveller gone, Chandrayaan-3's Vikram lander will be attempting its scheduled Lunar soft-landing. The Indian Space agency ISRO has announced that Vikram lander is expected to perform its soft-landing at 6:04 pm IST, August 23. Leaders from within ISRO are confident that 'Vikram' will perform a feather-like soft-landing. It would be a fitting tribute to the fallen Chandrayaan-2 and Luna-25(both of which crash-landed in 2019 and 2023, respectively), when ISRO does so on Wednesday.</p>

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This week would have been a historic one in Lunar exploration - with two landers (one from Russia and one from India) touching down near the Lunar south pole, within a few days of each other.

This week would have been a historic one in Lunar exploration - with two landers (one from Russia and one from India) touching down near the Lunar south pole, within a few days of each other. However, it is not to be as historic as it should have been. Russia's maiden moon lander Luna-25 has crashed on the Lunar surface after suffering a mishap on Saturday, August 19, said the Russian Space agency. In preparation for an expected lunar soft-landing on Monday, August 21, the Russian lander was moving into its final, pre-landing orbit, when the mishap took place. "On August 19, in accordance with the flight programme of the Luna-25 spacecraft, an impulse was provided for the formation of its pre-landing elliptical orbit. At about 14:57 Moscow time, communication with the Luna-25 spacecraft was interrupted. The measures taken on August 19 and 20 to search for the craft and get into contact with it did not produce any results," said the statement from Russian space agency Roscosmos. "According to the results of the preliminary analysis, due to the deviation of the actual parameters of the impulse from the calculated ones, the device switched to an off-design orbit and ceased to exist as a result of a collision with the lunar surface," the agency said, thereby indicating that all hopes of the maiden Russian Lunar landing are over. (The erstwhile Soviet Union conducted multiple robotic Lunar landing missions, the last of which was in 1976). Also read | Chandrayaan-3: Vikram lander 25km above moon, to land at break of Lunar Day on Aug 23 The journey of Chandrayaan-3 and Luna-25, thus far... July 14 - India launches its Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft to soft-land on the moon and all eyes are on the proposed soft-landing date - 23rdAugust. August 11 - Russia launches it Luna-25 spacecraft to soft-land on the moon, which could soft-land on the moon, a couple of days ahead of Chandrayaan-3. Launch vehicle and time taken to the moon Launched on July 14, Chandrayaan-3 is taking almost 40 days to soft-land on the moon. Why so? Because, the Indian LVM3 rocket can only impart a certain amount of departure energy to its 3.9 tonne Chandrayaan-3 craft. While this departure energy is sufficient to put it into a parking orbit (170km x 36000km) around the earth, it cannot put the craft directly on a Lunar Transfer trajectory (direct path to rendezvous with the moon in six days). Knowing its limitations fully well, the Indian space agency has gradually slingshot its craft further and further away from the earth (over a span of more than two weeks) and then put it on Lunar transfer trajectory. ISRO is making up for its limitations by using an energy-efficient and frugal method to achieve its objectives. Luna-25 has been launched on a Soyuz-2 rocket with a Fregat upper stage. The launch on August 11th put the 1.8 tonne craft through a few orbits around the earth and directly on the Lunar Transfer Trajectory, thereby ensuring that it can rendezvous with the moon in around 6 days. The Luna-25 craft weighing just half as much of India's Chandrayaan-3 also gave it the added advantage of being able to reach faster. Think of it as a lighter shotput ball being thrown further and faster. While the Russian rocket is similar in terms of power and capability, when compared to India's LVM3, the lighter mass of Luna-25 makes a difference. Also watch | Chandrayaan-3: Second and final de-boosting of Vikram Lander successful Coincidence or competition? There are hundreds of news reports pitting Chandrayaan-3 and Luna-25 as a reflection of rivalry. Here are the facts - India decided upon Chandrayaan-3, almost immediately after its maiden Lunar soft-landing attempt Chandrayaan-2 failed in September 2019. In the case of Luna-25, it is more of a continuation of the Soviet-era Luna-series of missions, the last of which was Luna-24. It is after decades of delay that Luna-25 has taken flight, so it would outlandish to claim that the Russians are competing with the Indians. When launching scientific probes and spacecrafts to other planets, celestial bodies, space agencies have to look at an ideal launch date and time. These are based on precise calculations and not based on the intention to compete with another agency. If you think it's like a James Bond chase sequence in space, it is far from that! Orbital Mechanics is the science that determines when to launch spacecrafts, the path they must take, the energy efficient route it must follow, the gravitational influence of earth and other celestial bodies, the specific date when the craft must reach its destination etc. Therefore, space agencies plan a certain launch window, within which they must carry out a mission. For a mission to each celestial body, there is an ideal window - weeks or months-long, during which it is possible to carry out a mission in an energy-efficient manner (based on the position of the earth, other celestial bodies etc.). Therefore, when the time is ideal, whoever is ready with a mission will launch - sooner or later (depending on their rocket and mission specifications and preferred landing time). The landing date - Which one was to reach earlier ? For the Indian Space agency ISRO, Chandrayaan-3 must land on August 23. Why? Because, Chandrayaan-3 is meant to be operational for one Lunar day (two weeks on earth) and the Lunar day commences on August 23rd. Landing on the Lunar day will help Chandrayaan-3 harness the sunlight, use it to charge its batteries and thereby operate all the scientific payloads on-board the craft (for at least the planned duration). Solar-power is crucial for Chandrayaan-3's lander and rover, as that is its lone power source. This is why ISRO determined its launch date well in advance and made it public. Luna-25 did not depend completely on Solar power. Though it weighed less, Luna-25 used a radioactive isotope, a sort of nuclear battery, that helped it stay powered for at least one earth year. Therefore, it was theoretically possible for Luna-25 to land ahead of Chandrayaan-3. While the Russian Space agency Roscosmos did not announce the exact landing date, it was widely expected to land on August 21, two days prior to Chandrayaan-3. While many claimed that it was a space rivalry or competition between India and Russia, the prospective landing dates being so close to each other, is a mere coincidence. What this means for the Russian space programme? The crash-landing and loss of Luna-25 would certainly be a jolt to the Russian space programme, amid the ongoing geopolitical crises that stemmed from the Ukraine-Russia war. Without doubt, Russia can bounce back and learn from their mistakes and re-attempt this mission. But it would cause significant delay. Notably, Luna-25 itself was delayed by several decades and there are even reports of successor missions in the Luna series. The setback caused by Luna-25 would warrant a closer look and many modifications to future Russian Lunar missions. It is notable that standalone Russian space-exploratory missions have not had a great track record, in recent decades. High hopes on Chandrayaan-3 With its Russian co-traveller gone, Chandrayaan-3's Vikram lander will be attempting its scheduled Lunar soft-landing. The Indian Space agency ISRO has announced that Vikram lander is expected to perform its soft-landing at 6:04 pm IST, August 23. Leaders from within ISRO are confident that 'Vikram' will perform a feather-like soft-landing. It would be a fitting tribute to the fallen Chandrayaan-2 and Luna-25(both of which crash-landed in 2019 and 2023, respectively), when ISRO does so on Wednesday. WATCH WION LIVE HERE:

Explained | India's Chandrayaan-3 loses Russian co-traveller Luna-25. What are its implications?

Here, we bring you a quick round-up of all the latest news and top headlines from all across the globe: India's Chandrayaan-3 is inching closer to accomplishing its mission now it's closer than ever to the lunar surface.

Chandrayaan-3 mission: Vikram lander enters final orbit, to land on Aug 23

India's third lunar mission is inching closer to the Moon's little-explored south pole where it aims to set down a lander and rover on 23 August.

Chandrayaan-3 shares new video as it readies for touchdown

Chandrayaan 3 is on the final leg of its journey to the moon. Dr Ajay Lele, Senior Fellow, MP-IDSA tells Vikram Chandra that achieving a soft landing on the Moon's south pole is fairly challenging, but India is in a much better position compared to its last mission.

Chandrayaan-3: India’s tryst with the moon

India is set to make history. With the launch of the country's third moon mission. Chandrayaan-3 is heading towards the moon. But how much do these moon missions cost?

Chandrayaan-3:  The cost of ISRO's Chandrayaan missions compared

Chandrayaan-3: Lunar lander Vikram undergoes first successful debossing

In the latest, Chandrayaan-3's Lander has detached from the Propulsion module. The Lander's next task is to make a safe landing on the moon. What are the payloads on the Lander? Molly Gambhir brings you a report.

Gravitas: Chandrayaan-3's Lander detaches from the propulsion module

ISRO announced the successful separation of the Vikram lander module carrying the Pragyan rover from the propulsion module on Thursday. This kicks off the last phase of the India moon mission. To know more watch this interview with a former scientist of ISRO, Manish Purohit.

Chandrayaan-3: India's lunar mission captures global interest

<p>Indian firm Agnikul Cosmos is on its way to becoming the first in the country to privately design, develop and launch a liquid-fuelled rocket.</p>

<p>Liquid-fuelled rockets are much more complicated to design and build, when compared to solid-fuelled rockets.</p>

<p>Agnikul is targeting to launch their maiden rocket known as 'Agnibaan SOrTeD' (SubOrbital Technological Demonstrator) within a few weeks, the firm said.</p>

<p>Suborbital launches are meant to take the vehicle to the earth's upper atmosphere and not venture into space. Suborbital launches are the preferred method for startups to test and validate their maiden rocket, related sub-systems and thereby progress to more ambitious launch vehicle projects.</p>

<p>According to the firm, 'Agnibaan SOrTeD' is a single-stage launch vehicle driven by Agnikul’s patented Agnilet engine- an entirely 3D-printed, single-piece, 6kN semi-cryogenic engine.</p>

<p>Unlike traditional (solid-fuelled) sounding rockets that launch from guide rails, Agnibaan SOrTeD will lift off vertically and follow a predetermined trajectory while performing a precisely orchestrated set of manoeuvres during flight, they added.&nbsp;</p>

<p>In the presence of ISRO and IN-SPACe officials, members of the Agnikul team unveiled their launch vehicle at Agnikul's Mission Control Centre (AMCC), in the Indian Government-run spaceport, Satish Dhawan Space Centre.</p>

<p>Notably, Agnikul also has India's first private rocket launch pad, housed within the same campus.</p>

<p>“Delighted to see the progress Agnikul team has made so far. They have our best wishes to have a successful first flight and further activities”, said A. Rajarajan, Director of SDSC-SHAR, at the event where the vehicle was unveiled.</p>

<p>According to&nbsp;Srinath Ravichandran, co-founder and CEO of Agnikul, this upcoming suborbital launch is meant to validate Agnikul's proprietary autopilot, navigation, and guidance algorithms and the capability of their launchpad to undertake more complex missions.</p>

<p>Moin SPM, co-founder and COO of Agnikul, said, “Building a launch vehicle entails the integration of diverse systems, and coming together of various teams spanning different disciplines uniting towards a common goal. This vehicle standing on the launchpad is a testament of everyone’s hard work in the team.”</p>

<p>Agnikul was established in 2017 by Srinath Ravichandran, Moin SPM, and Prof. SR Chakravarthy, who hail from IIT Madras.</p>

<p>The firm’s primary objective is to democratise space exploration by making it both accessible and cost-effective.</p>

<p>The firm had been targeting a maiden launch by September 2022, but owing to the complexities and engineering sophistication involved in kerosene-liquid oxygen rockets, the firm has overshot their initial target by a year.</p>

<p>Notably, this will be the first kerosene-liquid oxygen (semi-cryogenic) rocket to be designed, developed and launched from India.</p>

<p>Meanwhile, the Indian space agency ISRO is also testing its own semi-cryogenic engine, but its engine is exponentially more powerful and sophisticated than that of the private firm.</p>

<p>ISRO's SCE-2000 is meant to significantly enhance the lifting power of India's LVM3 rocket.</p>

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Indian firm Agnikul Cosmos is on its way to becoming the first in the country to privately design, develop and launch a liquid-fuelled rocket. Liquid-fuelled rockets are much more complicated to design and build, when compared to solid-fuelled rockets.

Indian firm Agnikul Cosmos is on its way to becoming the first in the country to privately design, develop and launch a liquid-fuelled rocket. Liquid-fuelled rockets are much more complicated to design and build, when compared to solid-fuelled rockets. Agnikul is targeting to launch their maiden rocket known as 'Agnibaan SOrTeD' (SubOrbital Technological Demonstrator) within a few weeks, the firm said. Suborbital launches are meant to take the vehicle to the earth's upper atmosphere and not venture into space. Suborbital launches are the preferred method for startups to test and validate their maiden rocket, related sub-systems and thereby progress to more ambitious launch vehicle projects. According to the firm, 'Agnibaan SOrTeD' is a single-stage launch vehicle driven by Agnikul’s patented Agnilet engine- an entirely 3D-printed, single-piece, 6kN semi-cryogenic engine. Unlike traditional (solid-fuelled) sounding rockets that launch from guide rails, Agnibaan SOrTeD will lift off vertically and follow a predetermined trajectory while performing a precisely orchestrated set of manoeuvres during flight, they added. In the presence of ISRO and IN-SPACe officials, members of the Agnikul team unveiled their launch vehicle at Agnikul's Mission Control Centre (AMCC), in the Indian Government-run spaceport, Satish Dhawan Space Centre. Notably, Agnikul also has India's first private rocket launch pad, housed within the same campus. “Delighted to see the progress Agnikul team has made so far. They have our best wishes to have a successful first flight and further activities”, said A. Rajarajan, Director of SDSC-SHAR, at the event where the vehicle was unveiled. According to Srinath Ravichandran, co-founder and CEO of Agnikul, this upcoming suborbital launch is meant to validate Agnikul's proprietary autopilot, navigation, and guidance algorithms and the capability of their launchpad to undertake more complex missions. Moin SPM, co-founder and COO of Agnikul, said, “Building a launch vehicle entails the integration of diverse systems, and coming together of various teams spanning different disciplines uniting towards a common goal. This vehicle standing on the launchpad is a testament of everyone’s hard work in the team.” Agnikul was established in 2017 by Srinath Ravichandran, Moin SPM, and Prof. SR Chakravarthy, who hail from IIT Madras. The firm’s primary objective is to democratise space exploration by making it both accessible and cost-effective. The firm had been targeting a maiden launch by September 2022, but owing to the complexities and engineering sophistication involved in kerosene-liquid oxygen rockets, the firm has overshot their initial target by a year. Notably, this will be the first kerosene-liquid oxygen (semi-cryogenic) rocket to be designed, developed and launched from India. Meanwhile, the Indian space agency ISRO is also testing its own semi-cryogenic engine, but its engine is exponentially more powerful and sophisticated than that of the private firm. ISRO's SCE-2000 is meant to significantly enhance the lifting power of India's LVM3 rocket. WATCH WION LIVE HERE

Agnikul Cosmos to soon launch India's first kerosene-oxygen-powered rocket

ISRO announced the successful separation of the Vikram lander module carrying the Pragyan rover from the propulsion module on Thursday. This kicks off the last phase of the India moon mission.

Chandrayaan-3: India set to become fourth country to land on the moon

Here, we bring you the news that is trending across WION's social media platforms- The Vikram lander successfully separated from the rest of the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft and its propulsion module, kicking off the last phase of India’s Moon mission.

Chandrayaan-3: Lander module successfully separates from the propulsion module

ISRO announced the successful separation of the Vikram lander module carrying Pragyan rover from the propulsion module on Thursday.

Chandrayaan-3 lander successfully separated from propulsion module

Chandrayaan-3 is on its final voyage. Vikram Lander successfully separated from the spacecraft. The lander is now on its solo journey to the Moon.

Chandrayaan-3: Challenges ahead of Vikram lander's solo journey to the Moon

Chandrayaan-3 is expected to land on the lunar surface around August 23 after completing a 40-day journey. On the other hand, Luna-25 is expected to land on the moon around August 21, two days ahead of Chandrayaan-3. However, both missions will attempt to land on the lunar south pole.

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