Swagata Sarma | The Monarch Ranger
INDIA – Chandrayaan-3 launched by ISRO on July 14, 2023 from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, India. It entered the moons orbit on August 5, 2023.
LVM3-M4. Image Credit: isro.gov.in
Chandrayaan-3 is the third and most recent lunar Indian space research exploration mission under the Chandrayaan programme of ISRO. It consists of lander named Vikram and rover named Pragyan similar to Chandrayaan-2, but does not have an orbiter.
The lander enters an automation mode once deboosting begins and based on data, it will decide on its own how to go about its function, former ISRO chief K Sivan told NDTV. He added that the lander is the same one used in the previous Chandrayaan-2 mission. "There is no change in design. Based on observation from Chandrayaan-2, all errors that took placed in the mission have been connected," he said.
According to Somanath, Chandrayaan-3 has been tested to withstand six times sigma or general failure scenarios. With these improvements, ISRO is confident that Chandrayaan-3 will successfully land on the moon, marking a significant milestone in India's space exploration journey.
Chandrayaan-3 Integrated Module in clean room. Image Credit: Wikipedia
A successful landing on Moon will make India the historic fourth country to have achieved this feat. As it received congratulations from the international space agencies, Both NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) lauded India's achievement in sending the spacecraft on a historic mission to the far side of the moon.
In a tweet thread, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi said: "14th July 2023 will always be etched in golden letters as far as India's space sector is concerned. Chandrayaan-3, our third lunar mission, will embark on its journey. This remarkable mission will carry the hopes and dreams of our nation."
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