The highly anticipated Chandrayaan-3 mission, marking India's third lunar expedition, is scheduled to commence today, July 14th, at 2:35 pm. This mission will be launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, utilizing the advanced Launch Vehicle Mark 3 (LVM3). (ISRO)
1/5 The highly anticipated Chandrayaan-3 mission, marking India's third lunar expedition, is scheduled to commence today, July 14th, at 2:35 pm. This mission will be launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, utilizing the advanced Launch Vehicle Mark 3 (LVM3). (ISRO)
Chandrayaan-3 serves as a successor to the Chandrayaan-2 mission and aims to showcase the complete capability of safe landing and rover exploration on the lunar surface. This mission comprises a Lander and Rover, who have retained their names from the previous mission and are called Vikram and Pragyan respectively and will be launched from SDSC SHAR, Sriharikota, using the LVM3 rocket. (ISRO)
2/5 Chandrayaan-3 serves as a successor to the Chandrayaan-2 mission and aims to showcase the complete capability of safe landing and rover exploration on the lunar surface. This mission comprises a Lander and Rover, who have retained their names from the previous mission and are called Vikram and Pragyan respectively and will be launched from SDSC SHAR, Sriharikota, using the LVM3 rocket. (ISRO)
The propulsion module will transport the lander and rover configuration to a lunar orbit of 100 km. The propulsion module also includes the Spectro-polarimetry of Habitable Planet Earth (SHAPE) payload, which is designed to conduct spectral and polarimetric measurements of Earth from the lunar orbit. (ISRO)
3/5 The propulsion module will transport the lander and rover configuration to a lunar orbit of 100 km. The propulsion module also includes the Spectro-polarimetry of Habitable Planet Earth (SHAPE) payload, which is designed to conduct spectral and polarimetric measurements of Earth from the lunar orbit. (ISRO)
The mission objectives of Chandrayaan-3 include showcasing a safe and soft landing on the lunar surface, demonstrating the capability of a rover to navigate and explore the moon, and conducting scientific experiments on-site. (ISRO)
4/5 The mission objectives of Chandrayaan-3 include showcasing a safe and soft landing on the lunar surface, demonstrating the capability of a rover to navigate and explore the moon, and conducting scientific experiments on-site. (ISRO)
Several advanced technologies are present in Lander for the success of the mission, such as,1-Altimeters: Laser & RF based Altimeters.2-Velocimeters: Laser Doppler Velocimeter & Lander Horizontal Velocity Camera.3-Inertial Measurement: Laser Gyro based Inertial referencing and Accelerometer package.4-Propulsion System: 800N Throttleable Liquid Engines, 58N attitude thrusters & Throttleable Engine Control Electronics.5-Navigation, Guidance & Control (NGC): Powered Descent Trajectory design and associate software elements.6-Hazard Detection and Avoidance: Lander Hazard Detection & Avoidance Camera and Processing Algorithm.7-Landing Leg Mechanism. (ISRO)
5/5 Several advanced technologies are present in Lander for the success of the mission, such as,1-Altimeters: Laser & RF based Altimeters.2-Velocimeters: Laser Doppler Velocimeter & Lander Horizontal Velocity Camera.3-Inertial Measurement: Laser Gyro based Inertial referencing and Accelerometer package.4-Propulsion System: 800N Throttleable Liquid Engines, 58N attitude thrusters & Throttleable Engine Control Electronics.5-Navigation, Guidance & Control (NGC): Powered Descent Trajectory design and associate software elements.6-Hazard Detection and Avoidance: Lander Hazard Detection & Avoidance Camera and Processing Algorithm.7-Landing Leg Mechanism. (ISRO)