Mohan Kumar ISRO, Chandrayaan 3, Scientist

Mohan Kumar ISRO, Chandrayaan 3, Scientist – In its fourth operational flight, Isro successfully launched LVM3 on Friday, placing the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft into its desired orbit. Isro, which spent nearly four years organizing its third lunar trip, now has more confidence as a result of the flawless performance of the launch vehicle, which successfully placed the spacecraft into the exact 36,500 km orbit as planned.

Hello India. In a perfect orbit, Chandrayaan-3 began its journey towards the Moon. The spacecraft is in good condition, Isro chief S. Somnath said, adding, “We wish the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft all the best as it continues its orbit-raising operations and approaches the Moon in the coming days.

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LVM3 has evolved into Isro’s most reliable heavy-lift rocket, according to Mission Director Mohan Kumar and Isro Chairman. Vikram Sarabhai Space Center (VSCC) Director S Unnikrishnan Nair added that launching three LVM-3 rockets in one year was a herculean task which the Isra team successfully completed. The LVM-3’s success rate makes it the optimal vehicle for Gaganyaan, and numerous modifications are being made.

A new chapter in India’s space odyssey was written by Chandrayaan-3. It flies high, strengthening the aspirations and desires of every Indian. This remarkable achievement is a testament to the unwavering commitment of our scientists.

Chandrayaan-3 is writing a new chapter in India’s space odyssey. It soars high, lifting the dreams and ambitions of every Indian. This significant achievement is a testament to the unrelenting dedication of our scientists. I applaud their spirit and ingenuity! https://t.co/gko6fnOUaK

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 14, 2023
Mohan Kumar ISRO, Chandrayaan 3, Scientist

I salute their creativity and spirit,” the prime minister tweeted. India’s second soft landing attempt, Chandrayaan-3, is the country’s third lunar mission and a follow-up to Chandrayaan-2, which failed to soft-land in September 2019.

If all goes according to plan, the Chandrayaan-3 lander, Vikram, is scheduled to land on the moon on August 23 at around 5.47 pm after traveling for 40 days and covering more than 3.8 lakh kilometers.

For ideal conditions, the estimated landing time is Thursday, July 13. The launch of LVM3 on Friday at 14:35 will be the first step in that direction, and the countdown to that launch began on Thursday. The satellite will be under the guidance of Istrac’s Bengaluru center as it performs many Earth-bound maneuvers.

According to the original schedule, five of these moves will be performed on different days until July 31. At the end of the last operation around the Earth, the spacecraft is expected to reach an apogee (farthest point from the Earth) of about one million kilometers.

The spacecraft will then continue its ascent toward the Moon, known as the trans-lunar insertion phase, and is expected to enter lunar orbit 5.5 days later. After inserting the craft into lunar orbit, Isro will perform a series of maneuvers to move it into a circular orbit of 100 km, where the lander will detach and then increase its height to move into an elliptical orbit with a close approach to the moon from about 30 km. The lander will touch down here and the rover will then go outward.

Unlike Chandrayaan-2, where the landing was planned for a period when it can be monitored by the Madrid Ground Station (JPL). When tracking is available from the Istrac Bengaluru center, we will do it this time. The landing is scheduled to be completed by 5.47pm on August 23 from today (July 13). Depending on how everything unfolds, from launch to landing on the moon, that could change, the top scientist explained.

Chandrayaan-3 will carry seven additional science instruments, including one that will orbit the Moon and six that will be on the surface. Chandrayaan-2 has eight payloads that have been delivering remote sensing data since 2019.

What will they do?

Isro later added a payload that would “view Earth from the Moon to study its habitable planet-like features and use that information to explore exoplanets in the future” despite the initial propulsion module design being limited to getting Vikram and Pragyan into lunar orbit . Exoplanets are planets that orbit stars other than the Sun and have recently piqued the interest of scientists looking for signs of extraterrestrial life.

Vikram is also carrying four payloads, one of which will study lunar earthquakes, two will examine how the Moon’s surface allows heat to pass through it, three will investigate the plasma environment, and the fourth will help accurately measure the distance between the Earth and the Moon.

The two payloads on Pragyan will use X-ray and laser technology to investigate the composition of the Moon’s surface. The area near the South Pole was chosen by Isro for landing because it is of great interest due to the many permanently shadowed craters that could contain water molecules. It is interesting to recall that the Indian Chandrayaan-1 was the first spacecraft that definitively confirmed the existence of water on the Moon.

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