At 2.35 PM IST, on July 14, ISRO will launch Chandrayaan-3 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, to demonstrate lunar orbit, soft landing, and rover exploration.
The Chandrayaan-2-inspired project seeks to enter lunar orbit, softly place a lander on the moon, and send a rover to investigate it.
Scientists predict that 16 minutes after liftoff on Friday at 2:35 p.m., the propulsion module will separate from the rocket and begin a 5- to 6-times elliptical orbit of the earth, with 170 km closest to the planet and 36,500 km farthest away, moving in the direction of the lunar orbit.
ISRO’s website and YouTube channel livestream the launch.
The lunar lander Vikram will be launched by the GSLV Mark 3 Bahubali rocket. GSLV, now LM-3, is 43.5 meters tall, approximately half the height of Delhi’s Qutb Minar. After 40 days, the spaceship will land on the moon on August 23.
Indian Space Research Organisation is hoping for a successful moon mission after its July 2019 failure.
ISRO Chief S Somnath said the latest Chandrayaan-2 mission failed because off-nominal situations arose in the system. No nominal objects. The craft couldn’t land safely due to the abnormality.
India’s mooncraft will land in the South Pole, where water molecules were found, making history. The 2008 finding during India’s first lunar mission shocked the world.
Vikram must land softly. After the lander releases Pragyan, it will investigate and explore the moon for a lunar day (14 days on Earth).
Moonquakes, lunar dirt, and surface exploration are the researchers’ goals.
ISRO modified the software and reduced the lander’s engine count from five to four after the last lunar mission. Tested thoroughly.
Mr. Somanath says the new mission can land even if components fail. Sensor, engine, algorithm, and computing failures were addressed.
Chandrayaan-1, India’s first lunar mission, launched in October 2008 and operated until August 2009.
After veering off course, Chandrayaan-2’s lander landed hard in 2019. The orbiter sends data while orbiting the moon.
Conclusion
After Chandrayaan-2, ISRO will launch Chandrayaan-3 on July 14. The project will show lunar orbit, soft landings, and rover exploration. The GSLV Mark 3 Bahubali rocket will assist the lunar lander Vikram. After 40 days, the spaceship will land on the moon on August 23. The expedition will land in the moon’s South Pole, where India’s first lunar mission found water molecules in 2008.
The Vikram will land gently and securely, releasing the rover Pragyan to investigate and explore the moon’s surface for a lunar day. Following the last flight, ISRO modified the software and reduced the lander’s engine count from five to four. The new mission is designed to land even if sensors, engines, algorithms, or computations fail.
