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India’s third lunar exploration mission to begin today. 26-hour count down to begin at 1:05 pm. Indian Space Research Organisation to launch Chandrayaan-3 by LVM3 rocket at 2:35 pm tomorrow from the Sathish Dhawan Space Centre,
Chandrayaan-3, India’s third lunar exploration mission takes off from Sriharikota,Andhra Pradesh.LVM3 Launch Vehicle Mk III takes the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft to Geo Transfer Orbit (GTO).
Chandrayaan3 consists of an indigenous propulsion module, lander module, and a rover with an objective of developing and demonstrating new technologies required for inter-planetary missions. The propulsion module will carry the lander and rover from injection orbit to till 100 km lunar orbit. It also carries a Spectro-polarimetry of Habitable Planetary Earth (SHAPE) payload to study the spectral and polarimetric measurements of earth from the lunar orbit.
Chandrayaan-3: First orbit-raising manoeuvre successfully performed, says ISRO
The Indian Space Research Organisation successfully raised the orbit of the Chandrayaan 3 spacecraft yesterday. In this first orbit raising manoeuvre through Earth-bound firing, the spacecraft was placed in 41,782 into 173 kms orbit.It means that the Chandrayaan 3 is now rotating Earth in an orbit which is the closest to Earth at 173 km and farthest from it at 41,782 km. ISRO sources said, the spacecraft’s health is normal.
During its 42 days journey to the Moon, the three other orbit-raising manoeuvres around Earth are planned on 18th, 20th and 25th of July.The Spacecraft will move towards the Moon on the intervening night of the 31st of July and the 1st of August when the Earth-bound manoeuvres will end and trans-lunar ion will take place.The spacecraft will be captured by the Moon and the propulsion module will go around the Moon in a 100 km lunar orbit.
The soft landing of the lander and roll out of the rover will happen on the 23rd of August at 5.47 pm. When successful, India will be the fourth country in the world to achieve the feat, following the USSR, the US and China.
On 15-08-23, In a significant journey towards the Moon, the Chandrayaan 3 mission by ISRO has assumed a near circular orbit. The spacecraft that was moving around the moon in an elliptical orbit of 174 kms into 1437 kms was moved closer to the Moon by retrofiring onboard engines last night to take a near circular orbit of 151 kms into 179 kms.
ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network in Bengaluru will take up the next orbit reduction manoeuvre on 16th August 2023 at around 08:30. Afterwards, the spacecraft will enter a lunar circular orbit of 100 kms into 100 kms. ISRO aims to land Chandrayaan 3 lander softly on the surface of the Moon on August 23rd in the south pole.
Chandrayaan-3 | Fifth and final orbit reduction manoeuvre completed; lander to separate on August 17 – 2023
With just a week left for Chandrayaan-3’s Moon landing, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on August 16 successfully carried out the fifth and final orbit reduction manoeuvre.
“Today’s successful firing, needed for a short duration, has put Chandrayaan-3 into an orbit of 153 km x 163 km, as intended.With this, the lunar bound manoeuvre are completed,” ISRO said.
The Chandrayaan-3 consists of a lander module (LM), a propulsion module (PM) and a rover.After the completion of the five orbit reduction manoeuvres ISRO said that it is gearing up for the next most crucial operations which is scheduled on August 17.“It’s time for preparations as the Propulsion Module and the Lander Module gear up for their separate journeys. Separation of the Lander Module from the Propulsion Module is planned for August 17, 2023,” the space agency said The propulsion module will separate from the lander while in orbit. Following that, a series of complex braking manoeuvres will be executed to facilitate a soft landing in the South Polar region of the Moon on August 23. The lander is expected to touch down on the moon surface at 5.47 p.m.
On 22-08-2023, I posted a message in first year group and even changed the profile pic to Chandrayaan-3
Dear students, Historic Day is going to happen tomorrow’s evening, as our Chandrayaan -3’s lander Vikram is going to land on South Pole of Moon and make the record of becoming the first country to achieve this feat. So all eyes of world are on this mission. Let us pray for its success. As per the ISRO official website, they are broadcasting the Live Landing of Chandrayan-3 mission on August 23, 2023, starting from 17:27 Hrs. IST (5:27 PM).
Let’s everyone see the Live Landing to mark India’s Historic Mission to Moon. Youtube link will be availabe tomorrow.
🌖🇮🇳🛰️. For further details https://yanamtakshashila.com/?p=42114
On 23-08-2023 at 6.04 p.m, History created. I watched the live coverage from isro YouTube channel with tense moments and Prime Minister Modi also came live in the last moment from South Africa.
India has landed its Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft on the moon near the South Pole , becoming the first country to achieve this feat and only the fourth nation ever to put its unmanned space craft soft landing on the moon..The mission could cement India’s status as a global superpower in space. Previously, only the United States, China and the former Soviet Union have completed soft landings on the lunar surface.
Chandrayaan-3’s landing site is also closer to the moon’s south pole than any other spacecraft in history has ventured. The south pole region is considered an area of key scientific and strategic interest for spacefaring nations, as scientists believe the region to be home to water ice deposits.
The water, frozen in shadowy craters, could be converted into rocket fuel or even drinking water for future crewed missions.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, currently in South Africa for the BRICS Summit, watched the landing virtually and shared broadcasted remarks on the livestream.“On this joyous occasion…I would like to address all the people of the world,” he said. “India’s successful moon mission is not just India’s alone. This is a year in which the world is witnessing India’s G20 presidency. Our approach of one Earth, one family, one future is resonating across the globe.
“This human-centric approach that we present and we represent has been welcome universally. Our moon mission is also based on the same human-centric approach,” Modi added. “Therefore, this success belongs to all of humanity, and it will help moon missions by other countries in the future.”
