13 July 2023
- Bhupinder Singh
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The launch of Chandrayaan-3 begins on Friday, July 14, at 2:35 PM IST from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, and is expected to land on the lunar surface on August 23 or 24.
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The first rocket¡¯s first stage is powered by solid fuel, the second stage is by liquid fuel, and the third and final stage consists of a cryogenic engine powered by liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen.
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The Chandrayaan-3 mission is a follow-on to the Chandrayaan-2 mission, which was launched in 2019.
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Chandrayaan-3 cost roughly Rs 615 crore.
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Chandrayaan-3 total weight is 3900 Kg including the Propulsion Module - of 2148 Kg and Rover of 26 Kg.
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Chandrayaan-3 moon lander named Vikram (Sanskrit for 'Valor') and the rover named Pragyan (Sanskrit for 'wisdom'),
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The objective of the Chandrayaan-3 mission is to demonstrate the capability of soft landing on the Moon by delivering a lander and a rover to the lunar surface. The mission also aims to conduct in-situ scientific experiments on the lunar surface.
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Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft with the Launch Vehicle Mark-III (LVM3) previously known as GSLV Mark III.
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LVM-3 is a most powerful rocket in ISRO. The rocket's height is 43.5 meters and with a diameter of 4 meters, it has a lift-off mass of 640 tonnes.
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LVM-3 is able to transport payloads of up to 8,000 kg to a low-earth orbit and approx. 4,000 kg to a geostationary transfer orbit.
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The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft comprises three components - The lander module, the propulsion module, and a rover.
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India going to be the fourth country after the United States, the Soviet Union, and China to land its spacecraft on the moon.
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If all goes well, Chandrayaan-3 will be the first spacecraft to land on Moon's South Pole, demonstrating India¡¯s technical prowess and bold spacefaring ambitions.
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People who wish to watch the launch live from the Launch View Gallery at Satish Dhawan Space Centre can register themselves at ivg.shar.gov.in/. And online official YouTube channel of ISRO, or on Doordarshan.?
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