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Today we are here on hranker.com to give you insights on Chandrayaan-3. Chandrayaan-3 is a successor of the Chandrayaan-2 mission. We will discuss in detail about Chandrayaan-3, its features, objectives, importance to India and some points on Chandrayaan-2 as well. Read our blog till the end to know every detail about India’s lunar mission.
Let us start first by knowing a little about Chandrayaan-2.
Chandrayaan-2
- Chandrayaan-2 was India’s second lunar exploration mission by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).
- It consisted of a lunar orbiter, Vikram lander and the Pragyan lunar rover.
- The main objective of the mission was to study the variations in lunar surface composition and location and abundance of lunar water. It was also scheduled to conduct scientific experiments for one lunar day which is two Earth weeks approximately.
- However, it crash landed while attempting to land due to some software glitch.
Chandrayaan-3
Chandrayaan-3 is ISRO’s re-attempt for another soft landing on the lunar surface after the crash landing of Chandrayaan-2. According to ISRO, the total cost of Chandrayaan-3 mission will be over Rs 600 crores. Comparatively, the total cost of Chandrayaan-2 was Rs 960 crores. It would have been the first time a country landed a rover on the moon on its first attempt if the mission had been successful.
Significant Features of Chandrayaan-3
- For this mission, a new lander and rover will be designed and built as connection was lost from that in Chandrayaan-2.
- Chandrayaan-3 will not have an orbiter of its own as a functional orbiter is currently in orbit around the moon from the second mission.
- The lander and rover will be accompanied by a separate ‘detachable module’. It will contain the engine and fuel required for the mission, and will be termed the ‘Propulsion Module’.
- Chandrayaan-3 will also have fewer orbital manoeuvres than Chandrayaan-2, which performed six orbit raises around Earth and the Moon.
Importance of the mission
ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 mission is significant since it will demonstrate India’s ability to make landings for further interplanetary missions. ISRO hopes to fulfill its lunar landing dream with Chandrayaan-3 after learning from its errors in the past.
Updates on launch of Chandrayaan-3
Earlier Chandrayaan-3 was scheduled to launch either at the end of 2020 or beginning of 2021. The work on this mission was affected due to the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown. ISRO is now likely to launch the Chandrayaan-3 mission to the moon in the third quarter of 2022.
About ISRO
Founded – 15 August, 1969
Founder – Vikram Sarabhai
Headquarter – Bengaluru
Director – Kailasavadivoo Sivan
With this we come to the end of this blog on Chandrayaan-3. We covered the major points related to the mission. We also discussed the background of Chandrayaan-2 for better understanding of the topic.
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