Chandrayaan-3 LIVE updates: Chandrayaan-3, launched by ISRO on July 14, will attempt a soft landing on the lunar surface on August 23.
Chandrayaan-3 LIVE updates: The Vikram lander module of India’s important Moon mission, which launched from Earth on July 14, successfully conducted the second and final deboosting maneuver on Saturday, according to the Indian Space Research Organisation.
The lander module will then go through internal checks and wait for sunrise at the planned landing spot before attempting a soft touchdown on the lunar south pole on Wednesday.
The Indian spacecraft has gotten closer to the Moon and is on track to soft-land on the lunar surface on Wednesday, August 23. On Sunday, the ISRO announced the successful reduction of the orbit of the Chandrayaan-3 mission’s Lander Module (LM). The lander module of Chandrayaan-3, which was launched on July 14, successfully detached from the Propulsion Module on Thursday, 35 days after the mission was launched.
Chandrayaan-3’s mission objectives are to show a safe and soft landing on the lunar surface, wandering on the Moon, and conducting in-situ scientific experiments.
Why ISRO’s moon mission is more advanced than Russia’s Luna-25
The Chandrayaan-3 is larger and more advanced than Russia’s Luna-25. It consists of an indigenous Vikram Lander module (LM), a propulsion module (PM), and a Pragyan Rover outfitted with scientific equipment to analyze the lunar surface’s chemical composition. Luna 25, on the other hand, does not have a rover.
The lift-off mass of Luna-25 is only 1,750 kilograms, which is much less than the 3,800 kg of Chandrayaan-3.
Chandrayaan-3 LIVE updates: ISRO has confirmed the landing date and time.
“Chandrayaan-3 is scheduled to land on the moon on August 23, 2023, at approximately 18:04 Hrs.” ISRO stated this in a tweet.
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Chandrayaan-3 LIVE updates: Soft-landing success stories on the Moon
Three countries have soft-landed on the Moon, but not in the South Pole. India and Russia are both attempting to soft-land their spacecraft on the Moon.
However, the US, Soviet Union, and China attempted soft landings in various areas of the Moon. In 1966, the US Surveyor 1 landed softly on the moon. The Chang’e 3 from China successfully landed on its maiden attempt. The Soviet Union accomplished this feat with Luna 9 just a month before Surveyor 1.
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Chandrayaan-3 LIVE updates: Where will the Indan spacecraft land on the Moon?
The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft will make a soft landing in the Moon’s south polar area. The Russian Luna-25 spacecraft is also expected to soft-land in the same area. So yet, no country has successfully performed a soft landing in the Moon’s south polar zone. However, the US, China, and Russia have previously conducted soft landings on the Moon’s equatorial zone.
After learning from the mistakes of Chandrayaan-2, the landing area of the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft has been extended to 4km x 2.5km. The landing location for the Chandrayaan-2 was modest, measuring 500mx500m.
Chandrayaan-3 LIVE updates: The Budget of the Indian spacecraft
Chandrayaan, which means “moon vehicle” in Sanskrit, was created on a budget of slightly less than 615 crore. The cost of Chandrayaan-3 has been approved at 250 crore (without the cost of the launch vehicle).
Chandrayaan-3 LIVE updates: Why is the Moon’s south pole so mysterious?
The Sun hovers below or just over the horizon at the lunar South Pole, causing temperatures to rise above 54 degrees Celsius during daylight hours. Even during these times of illumination, some craters have permanently dark sections that haven’t seen sunlight in billions of years and have temperatures as low as -203 degrees Celsius.
Even with excellent sensors, it will be difficult to identify what the ground looks like from a vehicle descending to the lunar South Pole due to the mix of topography and illumination conditions.
The lunar south pole has harsh and contrasting circumstances that pose obstacles for people, but they also serve as possible reservoirs of significant knowledge about the early Solar System.
Chandrayaan-3 updates: One step closer to Moon landing
In the early hours of today, Chandrayaan-3’s Lander Module completed its second and last deboost. The ISRO has completed the Lander Vikram’s second and last deboost, reducing the LM to 23 km x 134 km.
The historic touchdown of the Lander with the Rover in its belly is scheduled for August 23rd, following the two deboost procedures.
“The module would go through internal checks before landing at the designated landing site,” the space agency stated.
When will Chandrayaan-3 touch down on the Moon?
Chandrayaan-3 is expected to settle on the Moon on August 23 (Wednesday) or August 24 (Thursday). The Lander Module is expected to soft-land approximately 5:45 p.m. (IST) on Wednesday.
What is the significance of this mission?
The handrayaan-3 project is significant since it is ISRO’s second attempt to deploy a spacecraft to the Moon’s south polar region. ISRO’s Chandrayaan-2 mission failed in 2019 when the Lander Vikram collapsed during a soft landing on the Moon. In 2008, the first Chandrayaan mission was attempted.
ISRO has great hopes for Chandrayaan-3’s success in accomplishing its objectives. ISRO authorities have gone to great lengths to ensure that everyone smiles in August, when the landing is scheduled.
The Moon is a repository of Earth’s past, and a successful lunar mission by India will help to improve life on Earth while also allowing it to explore the rest of the solar system and beyond.
This mission had the best chance of success,’ says astonomer.
According to Professor Annapurni Subramanian, distinguished astronomer and head of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), the remaining 30 kilometers of the Chandrayaan-3 mission would be critical. She stated that the parameters of space are enormous and complicated. “There will always be a small non-zero probability that something will go wrong, and we cannot eliminate that,” he said, adding, “but I’m confident we’ll make it this time.” A great deal of planning has gone into it, and Chandrayaan-3 has the best chance of succeeding.”
According to an ex-ISRO chief, India requires “powerful rockets and advanced technology.”
K Sivan, the former Chief of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), has stated that frugal engineering in the country is insufficient. India requires larger rockets and more advanced technologies.
The former ISRO chief told NDTV, “We need bigger rockets and better systems.” Frugal engineering is insufficient. We require powerful rockets and cutting-edge technologies.”