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Chandrayaan-3 Highlights: Chandrayaan-3 inches closer to moon after successful orbit reduction manoeuvre

'Chandrayaan-3' spacecraft was successfully inserted into the lunar orbit on Sunday, ISRO said. The next such operation will be carried out on August 9

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Chandrayaan-3 enters lunar orbit

The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft on Sunday successfully entered the lunar orbit.  If the rest of the current mission goes to plan, the mission will safely touch down near the Moon's little-explored south pole between August 23 and 24. Since its launch on July 14, ISRO has been lifting the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft into orbits farther and farther away from Earth.

07 Aug 2023, 07:22:13 AM IST

Chandrayaan-3 LIVE Updates: Next orbit reduction manoeuvre to take place on August 9

Chandrayaan-3 LIVE updates: After the successful upgradation of Chandrayaan-3 orbit on Sunday night, next orbit reduction manoeuvre will be performed on August 9, ISRO said in a tweet.

07 Aug 2023, 07:02:01 AM IST

ISRO successfully performs orbit reduction manoeuvre, Chandrayaan-3 closer to moon

Chandrayaan 3 LIVE Updates: ISRO conducted the orbit reduction manoeuvre of Chandrayaan-3 on Sunday night. After this, Chandrayaan-3 has inched closer to the moon.

06 Aug 2023, 11:19:31 PM IST

ISRO releases Moon's video as seen from Chandrayaan-3

A day after Chandrayaan-3 entered the lunar orbit, the ISRO on Sunday released a video of the Moon 'as viewed by Chandrayaan-3'.

The space agency put out the video with a caption "Chandrayaan-3 Mission: The Moon, as viewed by Chandrayaan-3 during Lunar Orbit Insertion".

The video showed the Moon in bluish green colour with many craters.

The video was released hours before the second major manoeuvre which is to take place on late Sunday night.

06 Aug 2023, 10:00:28 PM IST

Objectives of Chandrayaan 3

Accomplish a proficient exhibition of a secure and gentle touchdown on the lunar landscape.

Display the Rover's agility and maneuverability on the varied topography of the Moon.

Undertake on-site scientific investigations on the lunar terrain.

06 Aug 2023, 08:39:00 PM IST

Significance of Chandrayaan 3 for India

If the robotic lunar rover of Chandrayaan-3 successfully lands on the moon, India will achieve the distinction of being the fourth country to have mastered the technology of soft-landing on the lunar surface, following the United States, China, and the former Soviet Union. Chandrayaan-3 marks the Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) second attempt in the span of four years, with its initial lunar mission, Chandrayaan-1, taking place in 2008. Unfortunately, the subsequent mooncraft mission, Chandrayaan-2, encountered failure during its lunar phase when its lander named 'Vikram' crash-landed due to anomalies in the braking system while attempting a soft landing on September 7, 2019.

06 Aug 2023, 06:26:46 PM IST

"Nothing to worry...," Jitendra Singh

Union Minister Jitendra Singh said there is "Nothing to worry...," and the space agency is confident that Chandrayaan-3 will land safely

06 Aug 2023, 04:46:45 PM IST

Chandrayaan 3 to land on 23-24 August 

India’s third unmanned Moon mission Chandrayaan-3 on Saturday successfully entered the lunar orbit and will attempt the soft-landing on moon on 23-24 August.

06 Aug 2023, 03:30:36 PM IST

ISRO explains about the latest maneuver by Chandrayaan 3

06 Aug 2023, 02:47:25 PM IST

Sling-shot mechanism used for launch as our rockets not powerful: ISRO

"Our rockets (launch vehicles) are not very powerful. Once the rockets escape the earth, they need a velocity of 11.2 km/s to make further progress. Since our launch vehicles don't operate at such velocity, we resorted to the sling-slot mechanism," ISRO scientist Tapan Mishra told ANI. 

06 Aug 2023, 01:24:11 PM IST

Chandrayaan-3 Mission timeline

  • On 6 July, ISRO said that Mission Chandrayaan-3 will be launched on 14 July from the second launch pas, Sriharikota.
  • On 7 July, Vehicle electrical tests completed
  • On 11 July, the 'Launch Rehearsal' simulating the entire launch operation and process lasting 24 hours concluded.
  • On 14 July, LVM3 M4 vehicle successfuuly lauched Chandrayaan-3 into orbit
  • On 15 July, the first orbit-raising maneuver (Earthbound firing-1) was successfully performed at ISTRAC/ISRO, Bengaluru. Spacecraft was 41762 km x 173 km orbit.
  • On 17 July, The second orbit-raising maneuver was performed. The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft was in 41603 km x 226 km orbit.
  • On 22 July, the fourth orbit-raising maneuver (Earth-bound perigee firing) was completed. The spacecraft was in a 71351 km x 233 km orbit.
  • On 25 July, an Orbit-raising maneuver performed
  • On 1 August, Chandrayaan-3 was inserted into the translunar orbit. The orbit achieved was 288 km x 369328 km
  • On 5 August, Chandrayyan-3 was successfully inserted into the lunar orbit. The orbit achieved is 164 km x 18074 km, as intended.

06 Aug 2023, 11:25:15 AM IST

How Chandrayaan-3 Mission is different form its predecessor

The significance about Chandrayaan-3 mission, unlike its unsuccessful predecessor, is that the Propulsion Module has a payload -- SHAPE -- Spectro- polarimetry of HAbitable Planet Earth which is to study earth from lunar orbit.

The ISRO said the SHAPE is an experimental payload to study the spectro-polarimetric signatures of the Earth in the near-infrared wavelength range.

Apart from the SHAPE payload, the Propulsion Module's main function is to carry the Lander Module from launch vehicle injection orbit till lander separation.

The Lander Module after landing on the surface of the moon has payloads including RAMBHA-LP which is to measure the near surface plasma ions and electrons density and its changes, ChaSTE Chandra's Surface Thermo Physical Experiment -- to carry out the measurements of thermal properties of lunar surface near polar region-- and ILSA (Instrument for Lunar Seismic Activity) to measure seismicity around the landing site and delineating the structure of the lunar crust and mantle.

The rover, after the soft-landing, would come out of the Lander Module and study the surface of the moon through its payloads APXS - Alpha Particle X-Ray Spectrometer

06 Aug 2023, 10:48:11 AM IST

Chandrayaan-3 Mission: 'A moment of glory' for India

The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft has taken much longer to reach the Moon than the manned Apollo missions of the 1960s and 1970s, which arrived in a matter of days.

The Indian rocket used is much less powerful than the United States' Saturn V and instead the probe orbited the earth five or six times elliptically to gain speed, before being sent on a month-long lunar trajectory.

If the landing is successful the rover will roll off Vikram and explore the nearby lunar area, gathering images to be sent back to Earth for analysis.

The rover has a mission life of one lunar day or 14 Earth days.

ISRO chief S. Somanath has said his engineers carefully studied data from the last failed mission and tried their best to fix the glitches.

06 Aug 2023, 10:05:31 AM IST

Chandrayaan-3 Mission: How significant it is for India

If Chandrayaan-3 succeeds in landing a robotic lunar rover, India will become the fourth country to master the technology of soft-landing on the moon's surface after the US, China, and the former Soviet Union. Chandrayaan-3 is ISRO's second attempt in four years. Chandrayaan's maiden mission was in 2008. The second mooncraft mission, Chandrayaan-2 failed in its lunar phase when its lander 'Vikram' crashed into the surface of the moon following anomalies in the braking system in the lander while attempting a soft landing on September 7, 2019

06 Aug 2023, 09:03:02 AM IST

Chandrayaan enters lunar orbit: What next?

Chandrayaan-3, which means "Mooncraft" in Sanskrit, had been "successfully inserted into the lunar orbit" on Saturday (5 August), more than three weeks after its launch.

Tonight, the Indian spacecraft will maneuver further at 11 PM, and there will be three more operations till August 17 following which the Landing Module Vikram carrying the rover Pragyan inside will break away from the Propulsion Module. After this, de-orbiting maneuvers will be carried on the lander before the final powered descent on the moon expected on 23 or 24 August.

06 Aug 2023, 08:34:12 AM IST

Chandrayaan-3 Mission: Reduction of orbit tonight

Chandrayaan-3 has been successfully inserted into the lunar orbit. A retro-burning at the Perilune was commanded from the Mission Operations Complex (MOX), ISRO said. Perilune is the spacecraft's closest point to the moon.

The next operation--reduction of orbit--will be done at 11 PM on Sunday (6 August), ISRO said in a tweet.

06 Aug 2023, 08:15:56 AM IST

Chandrayaan-3's message to ISRO: 'I am feeling...'

Chandrayaan-3, India's third unmanned Moon mission yesterday entered the lunar orbit, 22 days after it was launched for a far more complicated 41-day voyage to reach the lunar south pole where no other nation has gone before.

After reaching the lunar's orbit, Chandrayaan messaged ISRO saying, "I am feeling lunar gravity".

The ISRO shared a message from the satellite to its centres, which read," MOX, ISTRAC, this is Chandrayaan-3. I am feeling lunar gravity".

05 Aug 2023, 09:24:05 PM IST

Chandrayaan-3 LIVE updates: Dr RC Kapoor on ISRO's lunar mission

05 Aug 2023, 09:02:48 PM IST

Chandrayaan-3 LIVE updates: ISRO's ‘welcome to my orbit’ on behalf of moon

05 Aug 2023, 08:21:19 PM IST

Chandrayaan-3 news: What next in the ISRO's Moon mission?

The next Lunar bound orbit manoeuvre is scheduled tomorrow, around 23:00 hrs IST. Throughout the first weeks of August, the craft is set to complete 5-6 orbits around the moon, gradually transitioning to a circular 100-kilometre orbit. Over the following ten days, a precise landing site within the moon's south pole area will be determined. Subsequently, the lander will deorbit and initiate a soft landing attempt on August 23 at 5:47pm.

ISRO remains attentive to the lunar landing schedule, considering factors such as the moon's sunrise. If required, the landing may be rescheduled for September. With each accomplished milestone, India's Chandrayaan-3 mission continues its journey towards an unprecedented lunar landing achievement. (HT)

05 Aug 2023, 08:09:12 PM IST

Chandrayaan-3 successfully inserted into the lunar orbit: ISRO

05 Aug 2023, 07:28:59 PM IST

Chandrayaan-3 news: While you wait for Moon orbit entry, revisit historic launch visuals!

05 Aug 2023, 06:57:14 PM IST

Chandrayaan-3 live news: What are India's third lunar mission objectives?

Chandrayaan-3 aims to accomplish almost the same objectives as its predecessor, Chandrayaan-2:

1) Successfully demonstrate a safe and soft landing on the lunar surface.

2) Showcase the mobility of the Rover on the Moon's terrain.

3) Conduct in-situ scientific experiments on the lunar surface. (HT)

05 Aug 2023, 06:22:37 PM IST

Watch: Chandrayaan-3 earlier observed in deep space by Polish telescope

05 Aug 2023, 06:07:42 PM IST

Chandrayaan-3: Revisit the historic moment when India launched its 3rd lunar mission

05 Aug 2023, 05:36:39 PM IST

Chandrayaan-3 live updates: List of companies contributed to Chandrayaan-3 launch

Larsen and Toubro (L&T)

Hindustan Aeronautics

Bharat Heavy Electricals

Paras Defence and Space Technologies

Walchandnagar Industries

Centum Electronics

MTAR Technologies

Linde India

05 Aug 2023, 05:11:54 PM IST

Chandrayaan-3 live news: What will happen at 7pm today?

The spacecraft's orbit was elevated to bring it within the moon's gravitational influence. It cruised in an orbit 288 kilometres nearest to Earth and 3,69,328 kilometres at its farthest point.

By 7pm as per ISRO schedule, the spacecraft will perform the Lunar Orbital Injection manoeuvre, a meticulous navigation process guiding the spacecraft into the moon's orbit. (HT)

05 Aug 2023, 05:10:37 PM IST

Chandrayaan-3 moon mission manoeuvres simplified: Understand through animation

05 Aug 2023, 04:43:00 PM IST

‘The landing will happen after a week or so’, says Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh on Chandrayaan-III

Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh while commenting on Chandrayaan-III said, as quoted by news agency ANI, ""...The landing will happen after a week or so."

05 Aug 2023, 04:18:38 PM IST

Chandrayaan-3 news: Know about ‘Pragyan’ rover

The robotic vehicle is named as ‘Pragyan’, which translates to 'wisdom' in Sanskrit. The six-wheeled vehicle has instruments configured with payloads to provide data related to the Moon's surface. It will gather data on the elemental composition of the atmosphere. It weighs 26 kgs and like the lander, has a mission life of one lunar day. (HT)

05 Aug 2023, 03:55:44 PM IST

Chandrayaan-3 news: Know about ‘Vikram’ lander

The lander and rover’s names have been taken from the last mission Chandrayaan-2. The lander is named after Dr Vikram A Sarabhai, the father of the Indian Space Programme. It is designed to function for one lunar day, which is 14 days on the Earth and comes with a number of sensors to ensure a safe touchdown. It weighs about 1,749 kg including the rover. It is built to have side-mounted solar panels, which can generate 738 W power and will be engaged in exploring the lunar south pole. (HT)

05 Aug 2023, 03:20:36 PM IST

ISRO transfers satellite bus technology to private firm

In a step towards enhancing private industry participation in the country's space sector, the Indian Space agency, ISRO, on 5 August said it has transferred the IMS-1 Satellite Bus Technology to Alpha Design Technologies Pvt. Ltd, reported Hindustan Times. 

On August 2, the commercial arm of ISRO, NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), facilitated the technology transfer through an agreement signed during an event held at the NSIL headquarters, the space agency said on its website.

The technology transfer documents were formally handed over by D Radhakrishnan, Chairman and Managing Director of NSIL to Col. H S Shankar (Retd.), Chairman and Managing Director of ADTL.

ADTL is one of the two private players identified to receive the transfer of this technology through Interest Exploratory Note (IEN) published by NSIL, it said.

This transfer marks the beginning of satellite bus technologies developed by ISRO being transferred to private industries. Further, the PSLV is under productionisation by a consortium of industries.

05 Aug 2023, 02:46:30 PM IST

Chandrayaan-3 set to enter lunar orbit at 7pm

Chandrayaan-3 LIVE updates: ISRO's spacecraft set to enter the orbit in just a few hours on Saturday. The Lunar Orbit Injection (LOI) is set for around 7 pm today. The soft-landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the lunar surface would be attempted on August 23.

05 Aug 2023, 12:55:25 PM IST

Chandrayaan-3 Mission LIVE: Companies behind the successful launch

Listed companies that contributed to Chandrayaan 3 launch are:

  • Larsen and Toubro (L&T)
  • Hindustan Aeronautics
  • Bharat Heavy Electricals
  • Paras Defence and Space Technologies
  • Walchandnagar Industries
  • Centum Electronics
  • MTAR Technologies
  • Linde India

05 Aug 2023, 11:52:12 AM IST

Chandrayaan-3 LIVE updates: ISRO shares objective of Moon mission

  • The Indian spacecraft Chandrayaan will measure the near-surface plasma (ions and electrons) density of the Moon.
  • It will carry out the measurements of the thermal properties of the lunar surface near the polar region.
  • Chandrayaan-3 will also measure seismicity around the landing site and delineate the structure of the lunar crust and mantle.
  • Will study the elemental composition of the Moon's soil.

Basically, Chandrayaan-3 is a passive experiment to understand the dynamics of the Moon system.

05 Aug 2023, 11:09:10 AM IST

Chandrayaan-3 LIVE updates: After mission Moon, ISRO plans to study Sun

ISRO Chairman Somanath S has said in the past that the space agency is doing preparation for the Aditya-L1 mission to study the Sun. The ISRO chief added that discussions are on to create a satellite to study extrasolar planets (exoplanets) as well.

We are also preparing for the mission to understand and study the Sun through this Aditya-L1 mission, and the X-ray polarimeter satellite is almost ready and we are hoping for its launch to understand stars better," Somanath said.

05 Aug 2023, 11:04:03 AM IST

Chandrayaan-3 Mission LIVE: After 384,400 km of journey, spacecraft may reach Moon in about 40 days

Chandrayaan-3 will be inserted into the Lunar Transfer Trajectory after the orbit-raising maneuvers. Covering a distance of over 300,000 km, it will reach the Moon around 24 August.

Chandrayaan-3 is equipped with a lander, a rover, and a propulsion module. It weighs around 3,900 kilograms. Scientific instruments onboard will study the Moon’s surface.

05 Aug 2023, 10:50:49 AM IST

Chandrayaan-3 mission video: The launching of ISRO's Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft

Here's a throwback video of Mission Chandrayaan-3, launched on 14 July this year from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh’s Sriharikota.

05 Aug 2023, 10:38:19 AM IST

Chandrayaan-3 Mission launch: A flashback

Chandrayaan-3 is India’s third lunar exploration mission. It was launched on GSLV Mark 3 (LVM 3) heavy-lift launch vehicle successfully from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh’s Sriharikota on 14 July.

Chandrayaan-3 is the ISRO's follow-up attempt after the Chandrayaan-2 mission faced challenges during its soft landing on the lunar surface in 2019. Chandrayaan-2 was eventually deemed to have failed its core mission objectives.

With Chandrayaan-3, India can become the fourth country after US, China, and Russia, to land its spacecraft on the surface of the moon and demonstrate the country’s ability for safe and soft landing on the lunar surface.

Indian spacecraft Chandrayaan-3, the word for
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Indian spacecraft Chandrayaan-3, the word for "moon craft" in Sanskrit, travels after it was launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on 14 July. (AP)
05 Aug 2023, 10:32:30 AM IST

Destination Moon: Chandrayaan-3 to reach lunar surface on 23 August

India's third lunar mission Chandrayaan-3 has completed its orbits around the Earth and is now heading towards the Moon. It is set to insert into Moon's orbit today, and ISRO said it would attempt soft-landing of the spacecraft on the lunar surface on August 23.

05 Aug 2023, 09:47:23 AM IST

Chandrayaan-3 Mission: Lunar Orbit Injection timing

On Saturday, the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft will be injected into Moon's orbit. According to the ISRO, Lunar Orbit Injection (LOI) is set for around 7 pm today.

05 Aug 2023, 08:44:05 AM IST

Chandrayaan-3 speedily moves toward Moon's orbit

Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft, which completed its orbits around the earth on 1 August, is now heading towards the Moon's orbit.

The spacecraft's orbit was progressively increased five times after the Chandrayaan-3 mission to Moon was launched on July 14.

Chandrayyan 3 spacecraft's Lunar-Orbit Insertion is planned for today

05 Aug 2023, 08:00:28 AM IST

Chandrayaan-3 Mission LIVE: ISRO recorded a key move on 1 August

On 1 August, the Indian space agency, ISRO, recorded a key manoeuvre -- a slingshot move of the Chandrayyan spacecraft. On this day, ISRO said the craft was sent successfully toward the Moon from Earth's orbit. Following this trans-lunar injection, the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft escaped from orbiting the Earth and began following a path toward the Moon.

Another crucial manoeuvre will be seen today (5 August) wherein Chandrayaan 3 spacecraft will be injected into Moon's orbit today as per ISRO.

05 Aug 2023, 07:55:57 AM IST

Chandrayaan 3 spacecraft moves farther and farther away from Earth

Mission Chandrayaan-3, which launched on 14 July, since then ISRO has been lifting the Indian spacecraft into orbits farther and farther away from Earth. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said more than five moves were recorded of the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft in three weeks.

05 Aug 2023, 07:39:34 AM IST

Chandrayaan-3 Mission LIVE: Spacecraft to enter Moon's orbit today

The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft has covered about two-thirds of the distance to the Moon. On 5 August, it will enter lunar orbit.

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