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PremiumChandrayaan-3 orbit LIVE updates: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has noted that Chandrayaan-3 is progressively approaching the Moon, with the upcoming lunar orbital manoeuvre scheduled to take place between 11:30 am and 12:30 pm IST on Monday.
“Even closer to the moon’s surface. Chandrayaan-3's orbit is reduced to 174 km x 1437 km following a manoeuvre performed today. The next operation is scheduled for August 14, 2023, between 11:30 and 12:30 Hrs. IST," the ISRO posted on X.
Chandrayaan-3 serves as a subsequent endeavour to Chandrayaan-2, aimed at showcasing a comprehensive proficiency in secure lunar landing and traversing the lunar terrain.
The primary aim is to foster and showcase novel technologies necessary for successful interplanetary missions. Stay with Livemint for the latest updates.
The mission objectives of Chandrayaan-3 are to demonstrate safe and soft landing on the lunar surface, to demonstrate rover roving on the Moon, and to conduct in-situ scientific experiments.
Appreciating recent projects of India in space research, she referred to ISRO's moon mission Chandrayaan-3 and said it is only a stepping stone for our future space programmes.
"We have to go far ahead," President Murmu said.
one more maneuver will be performed on the spacecraft on August 16 to reach 100 km orbit, following which the landing module, comprising the lander and rover will break away from the propulsion module.
The next operation is planned for August 16, around 8:30 am, it said. As the mission progresses, a series of maneuvers is being conducted by ISRO to gradually reduce Chandrayaan-3's orbit and position it over the lunar poles.
Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft undergoes another maneuver, achieves near-circular orbit around moon: ISRO.
Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), S Somanath, on Monday expressed confidence in the progress of the forthcoming lunar mission, Chandrayaan 3, providing reassurance that all systems are operating as planned.
Additionally, he shed light on the successful launch of GSAT-24, marking another step forward in India's space exploration endeavours.
Chairman S Somanath stated, "Everything is going fine now. There will be a series of manoeuvres until it lands (on the Moon) on 23rd August. The satellite is healthy." (ANI)
India's ambitious third Moon mission's spacecraft Chandrayaan-3 on Monday underwent another maneuver, bringing it even closer to the Lunar surface, ISRO said. The national space agency headquartered here said the spacecraft has now achieved a "near-circular orbit" around the moon.
Post its launch on July 14, Chandrayaan-3 entered into the lunar orbit on August 5, following which two orbit reduction maneuvers were carried out on August 6 and 9. (PTI)
The Indian Space Research Organisation on Sunday said it has successfully carried out the orbit reduction manoeuvre of India's third moon mission Chandrayaan-3, a day after inserting it into the lunar orbit.
The space agency said it will carry out the next such operation on August 9.
"The spacecraft successfully underwent a planned orbit reduction manoeuvre. The retrofiring of engines brought it closer to the moon's surface, now to 170 km x 4,313 km. (PTI)
India's third lunar mission – Chandrayaan-3 – is in good health and its most critical phase will be the orbit determination process when the spacecraft starts moving closer to the moon from the 100 km circular orbit, Indian Space Research Organisation Chairman S Somanath said on Monday.
Launched on July 14 by the Launch Vehicle Mark-3 rocket, Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft is now placed in a 170 km by 4,313 km elliptical orbit around the moon and a series of manoeuvres are planned for August 9 and 17 to place it in a 100 km circular orbit. (PTI)
India's ambitious third Moon mission's spacecraft Chandrayaan-3 on Monday underwent another maneuver, bringing it even closer to the Lunar surface, ISRO said. The national space agency headquartered here said the spacecraft has now achieved a "near-circular orbit" around the moon.
Post its launch on July 14, Chandrayaan-3 entered into the lunar orbit on August 5, following which two orbit reduction maneuvers were carried out on August 6 and 9. "Orbit circularisation phase commences.
India's ambitious third Moon mission's spacecraft Chandrayaan-3 on Monday underwent another maneuver, bringing it even closer to the Lunar surface, ISRO said. The national space agency headquartered here said the spacecraft has now achieved a "near-circular orbit" around the moon.
Post its launch on July 14, Chandrayaan-3 entered into the lunar orbit on August 5, following which two orbit reduction maneuvers were carried out on August 6 and 9. (PTI)
Aditya-L1, the first space-based Indian observatory to study the Sun, is getting ready for its launch soon, ISRO said on Monday.
The satellite, realised at U R Rao Satellite Centre here, has arrived at the ISRO's spaceport in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, the Bengaluru-headquartered national space agency said in an update on the mission.
"Mostly September first week," an ISRO official told PTI when asked about the date of the launch. (PTI)
Aditya-L1, the first space-based Indian observatory to study the Sun, is getting ready for its launch soon, ISRO said on Monday.
The satellite, realised at U R Rao Satellite Centre here, has arrived at the ISRO's spaceport in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, the Bengaluru-headquartered national space agency said in an update on the mission.
"Mostly September first week," an ISRO official told PTI when asked about the date of the launch. (PTI)
Vikram, the lander of India’s third lunar mission Chandrayaan-3, will be able to make a soft-landing on the Moon's surface on August 23 even if all the sensors and two of its engines do not work, ISRO chairman S Somanath said on Tuesday.
The entire design of the lander ‘Vikram’ has been made in a manner that makes sure that it would be able to handle failures, Somanath said during a talk on ‘Chandrayaan-3: Bharat’s Pride Space Mission’, hosted by the non-profit organisation Disha Bharat. “If everything fails, if all the sensors fail, nothing works, still it (Vikram) will make a landing. That’s how it has been designed -- provided that the propulsion system works well," Somanath said. (PTI)
Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft moved closer to the Moon's surface on Wednesday after it underwent another orbit reduction maneuver, ISRO said.
India's ambitious third Moon mission's spacecraft Chandrayaan-3 after the launch on July 14, had entered into lunar orbit or the Moon's orbit on August 5.
"Even closer to the moon’s surface. Chandrayaan-3's orbit is reduced to 174 km x 1437 km following a maneuver performed today," ISRO said in a tweet. (PTI)
The Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC)/ISRO, successfully conducted a series of Drogue Parachute Deployment Tests at the Rail Track Rocket Sled (RTRS) facility of the Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory, Chandigarh, during August 8-10, 2023, a press statement from ISRO stated.
The tests were conducted in collaboration with Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment (ADRDE)/DRDO. (ANI)
Aditya-L1, the first space-based Indian observatory to study the Sun, is getting ready for its launch soon, ISRO said on Monday.
The satellite, realised at U R Rao Satellite Centre here, has arrived at the ISRO's spaceport in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, the Bengaluru-headquartered national space agency said in an update on the mission.
"Mostly September first week," an ISRO official told PTI when asked about the date of the launch. (PTI)
July 6: ISRO declared that Mission Chandrayaan-3 launch on July 14.
July 7: Vehicle electrical tests were successful.
July 11: A 24-hour ‘Launch Rehearsal’ was done.
July 14: LVM3 M4 vehicle triumphantly launched Chandrayaan-3.
July 15: The first orbit-raising manoeuvre, Earthbound firing-1, succeeded in Bengaluru.
July 17: The second orbit-raising manoeuvre put Chandrayaan-3 in an orbit of 41603 km x 226 km.
July 22: Fourth orbit-raising maneuver, Earth-bound perigee firing. Successful placement of spacecraft in a 71351 km x 233 km orbit.
July 25: Another successful orbit-raising maneuver carried out.
August 1: Chandrayaan-3 achieved a major milestone by entering the translunar orbit. Translunar orbit dimensions: 288 km x 369328 km.
August 5: Successful entry into the lunar orbit.
ISRO on Friday congratulated Russian space agency Roscosmos for the successful launch of its Moon mission Luna-25, the country's first lunar lander in 47 years.
The Russian mission coincides with India's third lunar spacecraft Chandrayaan-3 as both landers target to land on Moon's surface on August 23.
India and Russia are both aiming to be the first-ever country to land on the Moon's south pole. (PTI)
The Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC)/ISRO, successfully conducted a series of Drogue Parachute Deployment Tests at the Rail Track Rocket Sled (RTRS) facility of the Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory, Chandigarh, during August 8-10, 2023, a press statement from ISRO stated.
The tests were conducted in collaboration with Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment (ADRDE)/DRDO.
The Gaganyaan mission entails the safe transportation of astronauts to space and back. A crucial component of this mission is the deployment of drogue parachutes, which play a pivotal role in stabilizing the crew module and reducing its velocity to a safe level during re-entry, the statement read. (ANI)
Russia is set to launch its first lunar landing spacecraft after 47 years on Friday i.e. on 11 August. This mission comes as the landing date for India's Chandrayaan-3 approaches. The timeline of their landing on the Moon's surface could match or could even narrowly beat Chandrayaan-3. Read the complete story here.
ISRO chairman S Somanath has said that the lander of India’s third lunar mission Chandrayaan-3, Vikram, will be able to make a soft-landing on the Moon's surface on August 23 even if if all the sensors and two of its engines do not work. Read the complete story here.
Chandrayaan-3 Mission highlights: ISRO's much anticipated lunar touchdown attempt is scheduled for August 23. Read the complete story.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday informed that the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft moved closer to the Moon's surface after it underwent another orbit reduction maneuver. Currently, it is at 1,437km at Apolune (the farthest point from Moon).
The Indian spacecraft first entered the lunar orbit on August 5 and will drop to the 100 km orbit by next week, ISRO said in an official statement. Read the complete story here.
Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft moved closer to the Moon's surface on Wednesday after it underwent another orbit reduction maneuver, ISRO said.
India's ambitious third Moon mission's spacecraft Chandrayaan-3 after the launch on July 14, had entered into lunar orbit or the Moon's orbit on August 5.
"Even closer to the moon’s surface. Chandrayaan-3's orbit is reduced to 174 km x 1437 km following a maneuver performed today," ISRO said in a tweet. (PTI)
An Indian space scientist has said that Mission Chandrayaan-3 is vastly different from Russia's Luna-25 in terms of methodology, route, and experiments.
The Indian moon-landing spacecraft Chandrayaan-3 was launched on 14 July whereas Luna-25 took off on 11 August. Chandrayaan-3 is expected to land on the lunar surface around August 23 after completing a 40-day journey. On the other hand, Luna-25 is expected to land on the moon around August 21, two days ahead of Chandrayaan-3. However, both missions will attempt to land on the lunar south pole. Read the complete story.
The ISRO has revealed two images obtained from the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft. The first image offers a view of Earth, taken by the Lander Imager Camera. The second image shows the Moon, it was taken by the Lander Horizontal Velocity Camera onboard on August 6. See all pictures here.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has noted that Chandrayaan-3 is progressively approaching the Moon, with the upcoming lunar orbital manoeuvre scheduled to take place between 11:30 am and 12:30 pm IST on Monday.
“Even closer to the moon’s surface. Chandrayaan-3's orbit is reduced to 174 km x 1437 km following a manoeuvre performed today. The next operation is scheduled for August 14, 2023, between 11:30 and 12:30 Hrs. IST," the ISRO posted.
