Live Stream Details for ISRO’s Chandrayaan 3 Launch Revealed
The highly anticipated Chandrayaan 3 mission is set to launch on Friday, July 14, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. This lunar expedition, serving as a follow-on to the successful Chandrayaan-2, is the third mission of ISRO’s Moon Mission. The LVM3 will be responsible for launching the mission, carrying the lander and rover configuration to a lunar orbit of around 100 km.
Chandrayaan 3 launch date and time
According to the schedule, ISRO’s Chandrayaan 3 spacecraft is scheduled to launch on July 14 at 2:35 AM. The landing component of Chandrayaan-3 will begin its journey, which is expected to take a little over a month. The goal is to achieve a soft landing on the surface of the Moon tentatively on August 23 or 24.
What is the Chandrayaan 3 budget?
₹ 615 crore has been earmarked for ISRO’s third probe, Chandrayaan 3. Notably, this budget is lower compared to the previous Chandrayaan 2 mission, which faced challenges with its Vikram lander despite successfully reaching lunar orbit. The Chandrayaan 2 mission was launched with a budget of ₹ 960 crore.
Details of the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft
ISRO’s three-stage rocket, called Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM3), will carry the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft, which consists of a lunar lander and a rover twin, to Earth’s parking orbit. This initial orbit allows the Mission Team to check the functionality of all instruments after launch. Later, the spacecraft will be guided into the lunar transfer orbit, which will begin its deep space journey.
Names of Chandrayaan-3 landers and rovers
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) plans to reuse the names of the Chandrayaan-2 lander and rover for the Chandrayaan-3 project. The spacecraft includes a lunar lander called Vikram (derived from the Sanskrit word for “Valor”), which is equipped with four instruments that monitor thermal conductivity and detect lunar earthquakes in the landing zone, among other data-gathering tasks. After it touches down, the rover, named Pragyan (meaning “wisdom” in Sanskrit), will leave Vikram and explore the nearby area. It is equipped with built-in cameras to navigate around lunar obstacles. Throughout its operation, the Rover remains in the lander’s field of vision during scientific experiments.
Pragyan will carry two instruments to conduct in-situ experiments to gather valuable technical information about the composition of the Moon near the landing site.
Chandrayaan 3 Goes Live: Where To Watch
To witness the launch of Chandrayaan 3, interested viewers can follow the live broadcast provided by ISRO. The organization typically broadcasts such events on its official website and various social media platforms.
