On July 14, Chandrayaan 3 is scheduled to debut. A successful launch and landing would be welcomed by millions of Indians. Every Indian was devastated by Chandrayaan 2’s crash landing in 2019. The failure of Chandrayaan 2’s lander was discussed by ISRO Chairman S. Somanath on Monday, in advance of the organization’s third lunar mission.
India will join the list of countries that successfully executed a soft landing on the lunar surface.
The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft will be launched aboard the LVM3-M4 rocket at 2:35 PM on July 14. Scientists predict that 16 minutes after lift-off on Friday at 2:35 p.m., the propulsion module will separate from the rocket and begin an approximately 5- to 6-times elliptical orbit of the earth, with 170 km at its closest point and 36,500 km at its farthest, heading in the direction of the lunar orbit.
According to ISRO Chairman, “instead of a success-based design, Isro has this time opted for a failure-based design” in the hopes of a successful mission.
Why there was Chandrayaan 2’s failure?
According to ISRO Chairman S. Somanath, Chandrayaan 2’s failure can be attributed to three main factors.
The first reason was that we had five engines that we used to slow the speed. They produced more thrust with these engines.
The second problem was that during this period of higher force, the errors caused by this imbalance accumulated over time. The total number of errors was marginally more than what we anticipated. The software restricted the lander’s ability to turn when it began to rotate at extremely high speeds because we never anticipated.
