In pics: Chandrayaan-3 completes 24-hour rehearsal ahead of Friday's Launch
Updated On Jul 11, 2023 06:12 PM IST
- Chandrayaan-3 mission is scheduled for launch at 2.35 pm on July 14. The mission aims to achieve a soft landing on the lunar surface between August 23 -24.
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The Indian space agency ISRO informed that the ‘Launch Rehearsal’ simulating the entire launch preparation and process lasting 24 hours has concluded on Tuesday.
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Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft will be launched by Launch Vehicle Mark-III on Friday from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), an island in the Rayalaseema region, Andhra Pradesh.(Isro)
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LVM3 is ISRO's heavy lift launch vehicle and has a remarkable track record of 6 successful missions in a row. This is the 4th operational flight of LVM3, intended to launch the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft to Geo Transfer Orbit (GTO).(ISRO)
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Chandrayaan-3, India’s third lunar exploration mission is ready to take off in fourth operational mission (M4) of LVM3 launcher.(Isro)
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Aim of the ISRO mission is demonstrating soft landing on lunar surface by Chandryaan lunar module and demonstrate roving on the lunar terrain. (Isro)
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Chandrayaan-3 consists of an indigenous propulsion module, lander module, and a rover. It also carries a Spectro-polarimetry of Habitable Planetary Earth (SHAPE) payload to study the spectral and polarimetric measurements of earth from the lunar orbit.(Isro)
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Chandrayaan-3 has more fuel-carrying capacity than the earlier mission and the landing legs have been strengthened. Embedded with more sensors, it has bigger solar panels to produce more energy. (Isro)
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