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Launched Chandrayaan 3

July 14, 2023

Chandrayaan-3 is a lunar exploration mission planned by ISRO1. It is a follow-on mission to Chandrayaan-2 to demonstrate safe landing and roving on the lunar surface1. It consists of a lander, a rover and a propulsion module2. It will be launched by LVM3 from Sriharikota on 14 July 2023341. It will reach a 100 km circular polar orbit around the moon and then attempt to land near the lunar south pole region on 23 August 2023342.

Chandrayaan-3 Mission Update

Chandrayaan-3 Mission Update Spacecraft in Good Health as First Orbit-Raising Maneuver Successfully Completed

The purpose of Chandrayaan 3 is to achieve a safe landing on the surface of the Moon. The mission of Chandrayaan 3 is expected to take about 40 days to complete. Since its launch, Chandrayaan 3 has been gradually adjusting its trajectory towards the Moon while orbiting Earth. In essence, to escape Earth's gravitational pull, a booster or a powerful rocket is required. If you want to go directly to the Moon, you would need a larger and more powerful rocket. This also requires more fuel, which directly impacts the project budget. This means that if we choose a direct route to the Moon, we would have to spend more. During the process of orbiting Earth, Chandrayaan 3 will utilize the energy present in the satellite to increase its speed and extend its range. As soon as Chandrayaan 3 approaches the Moon's orbit, it will enter the Moon's orbit. This process is referred to as Trans-Lunar Injection (TLI). The image provided below can help you understand this process better.

Chandrayaan-3's Path

Earth

Moon

Chandrayaan-3 Modules

Chandrayaan-3 is a follow-on mission to Chandrayaan-2 to demonstrate end-to-end capability in safe landing and roving on the lunar surface. It consists of Lander and Rover configuration. It will be launched by LVM3 from SDSC SHAR, Sriharikota. The propulsion module will carry the lander and rover configuration till 100 km lunar orbit. The propulsion module has Spectro-polarimetry of Habitable Planet Earth (SHAPE) payload to study the spectral and Polari metric measurements of Earth from the lunar orbit.

Chandrayaan-3 – Elements

Chandrayaan-3 – Integrated Module

Chandrayaan-3 Integrated Module - Views

Chandrayaan-3 Lander Module -Views

Chandrayaan-3 Propulsion Module - Views

Chandrayaan-3 Rover on Ramp and Deployed Views

Chandrayaan-3 Rover -Views

Chandrayaan-3 Lander

Chandrayaan-3 Propulsion Module

Chandrayaan-3 Rover

Chandrayaan-3 – Mission Profile

Soft-landing Chandrayaan 3

India has made history as its Moon mission becomes the first to land in the lunar south pole region.23-Aug-2023

With this, India joins an elite club of countries to achieve a soft landing on the Moon, after the US, the former Soviet Union and China.

The Vikram lander from Chandrayaan-3 successfully touched down as planned at 18:04 local time (12:34 GMT).

Celebrations have broken out across the country, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying "India is now on the Moon".

"We have reached where no other country could. It's a joyous occasion," he added. Mr Modi was watching the event live from South Africa where he is attending the Brics summit.

Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) chief Sreedhara Panicker Somanath said the successful landing "is not our work alone, this is the work of a generation of Isro scientists".

India's achievement comes just days after Russia's Luna-25 spacecraft spun out of control and crashed into the Moon.

Some photos that Chandrayaan-3 has clicked

Chandrayaan-3: See first photos of Moon from landing

MOON

The Rs 600 crore Chandryaan 3 mission was launched on july 14 onboard was launch Vehicle mark - III (LVM-3) rocket,for a 41-day voyage to reach near the lunar south pole.

ISRO's Moon Mission

The Rs 600 crore Chandryaan 3 mission was launched on july 14 onboard was launch Vehicle mark - III (LVM-3) rocket,for a 41-day voyage to reach near the lunar south pole.