Chandrayaan-3 Mission LIVE Updates: India launched its ambitious Chandrayaan-3 mission aboard India's heaviest rocket, Launch vehicle Mark-III a.k.a LVM3 on a journey to the Moon. The spacecraft has now entered lunar orbit and is preparing to land on the Moon.
The spacecraft entered lunar orbit on August 5, marking a significant milestone in the mission. Isro has since been reducing its orbit around the Moon ahead of the planned landing.
Both India's Chandrayaan-3 and Russia's Luna-25 mission are planned to land on the southern polar region of the Moon. The unexplored region hides many secrets and its going to be a race against time to ensure a long lunar legacy.
The planned soft landing on August 23 will mark a significant achievement for ISRO and India. If successful, Chandrayaan-3 will land near the challenging terrain of the moon's South Pole, a region that remains largely unexplored.
In a moving tribute, AI imagines former president APJ Abdul Kalam, Vikram Sarabhai, and Satish Dhawan rejoicing as Chandrayaan-3 lands on the Moon. These images showcase the legacies of the brilliant scientists who set the foundation of the Indian space program.
The Luna-25 spacecraft is Russia's first lunar landing craft in nearly five decades.
Ahead of the planned Chandrayaan-3 landing, here's a brief FAQ on India's ambitious moon mission.
The launch comes just four weeks after India's Chandrayaan-3 lunar lander was sent into space, with an expected touchdown at the lunar south pole on August 23.
In a recent update, Isro chief confirmed that the spacecraft is functioning as expected and is on track for its scheduled landing on the Moon on August 23.
These visuals from Chandrayaan-3 offer a unique perspective of the lunar surface, marking a significant milestone in India's space exploration journey.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) on Sunday released a video of the Moon 'as viewed by Chandrayaan-3'.
The moon-bound manuevers began late Sunday night, as Chandrayaan-3 successfully underwent a planned orbit reduction maneuver, bringing it closer to the moon's surface.
A day after its entry into lunar orbit, the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft successfully underwent a scheduled orbit reduction maneuver, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said on Sunday.
The spacecraft had completed its orbits around Earth on August 1 and began its trans-lunar journey towards the Moon, with over 4 lakh kilometers of open space lying between the spacecraft and its destination.
Chandrayaan-3's primary objective is to demonstrate a safe and soft landing on the lunar surface and operate a rover for approximately one lunar day, or 14 Earth days.
It is possible that Chandrayaan-3 could surpass this timeframe. It is expected to land on the Moon on August 23, 2023.
Isro has scheduled the Lunar Orbit Insertion (LOI) for August 5 around 7:00 pm IST. This critical phase will see the spacecraft entering the moon's sphere of influence and initiating the moon-centric phase of its mission.
The process of lunar orbit insertion is a complex one. To achieve this, the spacecraft first maneuvers away from Earth's orbit and then enters a crucial point in the Moon's gravity known as 'perigee,' where the Moon's influence on the spacecraft becomes apparent.
The mission aims to demonstrate a safe and soft landing on the lunar surface, operate a rover on the moon, and conduct in-situ scientific experiments.
If Chandrayaan-3 fails to be captured by the moon's gravity, the consequences could be significant. The spacecraft might either crash into the moon or be flung away from it due to the Earth's gravitational pull.
