Chandrayaan-3 Updates: Soft landing in less than 36 hrs; lander Vikram, rover Pragyan to explore Moon for 14 days

The highly anticipated landing time of India’s third edition of the lunar mission series is less than 48 hours away – scheduled for Wednesday at 6.04 pm.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has also announced that a live telecast is planned for the event, starting at 5.20 pm on that day.

On Monday, Chandrayaan-3’s Lander Module established two-way communication with the already present Chandrayaan-2’s orbiter – the second edition of the lunar mission series, launched in 2019 for the purpose of achieving a ‘soft landing’ on the Moon’s south pole. However, it could not successfully touch down on the lunar surface and lost communication after reaching an altitude as close as 2.1 km.

Meanwhile, a senior ISRO scientist was quoted by a news agency ANI on Monday, saying, “If any factors appear to be unfavourable, then we will postpone the module’s landing on the Moon to August 27.”

updates here:

Aug 22, 2023 09:31 AM IST

Chandrayaan-3 Live Updates: When did this lunar mission begin its journey from Earth?

• Chandrayaan-3 was launched on July 14 this year, in a LVM3 M4 vehicle towards Moon, and the first orbit-raising maneuver (Earthbound firing-1) successfully performed on July 15.

• Then the major five manoeuvres around the moon were completed on August 16 after which the Propulsion Module and Lander Module were seperated on August 17.

• On August 18, deboosting process was successfully completed bring Lander Module to a distance of 113 km from the Moon’s surface.

Aug 22, 2023 09:00 AM IST

Chandrayaan-3 Live Updates: Soft landing tomorrow. How many days will the lander and rover

• Following a soft landing on Wednesday, the lander Vikram and rover Pragyan of the Lander Module will explore the surface of the Moon in south pole for about 14- Earth days which is just one-lunar day.

• Currently the Lander Module of Chandrayaan-3 is trying ot spot a perfect landing site on the lunar surface which will lead to a historic landing on the unexplored side of the Moon.

Aug 22, 2023 08:39 AM IST

Chandrayaan-3 Live Updates: Check this video on how will lander Vikram and rover Pragyan explore Moon

• Lander Vikram is moving closer to Moon and is all set for a soft landing on Wednesday at 6.04 pm. Payloads will then be deployed on to the Moon’s surface to measuring temperature and thermal conductivity, to measure seismic activity and other explorations.

• Meanwhile, rover Pragyan will also have payloads to determine the elements in the landing site’s vicinity.

Aug 22, 2023 08:20 AM IST

Chandrayaan-3 Live Updates: What may lead to a crash landing? ISRO official explains…

• Amid high expectations of Chandrayaan-3’s soft landing on the Moon’s surface, news agency ANI quoted an ISRO official on Tuesday, saying that a “crash landing” is likely when the speed of the lander is not controlled. As it goes down to touch the lunar surface, the reduction of speed plays an important role along with the consideration of Moon’s gravitational force.

•”The lander will try to land on the Moon’s surface from a height of 30 km on August 23, and its velocity at that time will be 1.68 km/sec. Our focus will be on reducing that speed because Moon’s gravitational force will also play its part. If we don’t control that speed, there will be chances of crash landing. If any health parameter (of the lander module) is found abnormal on August 23, then we will postpone the landing to August 27,” says Nilesh Desai, Director of Space Applications Centre-ISRO said.

Aug 22, 2023 07:58 AM IST

Chandrayaan-3 Live Updates: Vikram lander and Pragyan rover to explore Moon’s surface. Details here

• Lander Vikram: Payloads here are Chandra’s Surface Thermophysical Experiment (ChaSTE) for measuring temperature and thermal conductivity. Another payload, the Instrument for Lunar Seismic Activity (ILSA), will measure seismic activity around the landing site. The Langmuir Probe (LP) will estimate plasma density and changes. A passive Laser Retroreflector Array from NASA will be used for lunar laser studies.

• Rover Pragyan: Payloads here are an Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer (APXS) and a Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscope (LIBS) to determine the elements in the landing site’s vicinity.

Aug 22, 2023 07:49 AM IST

Chandrayaan-3 Live Updates: What was ISRO’s motive behind this moon mission?

Chandrayaan-3 Live Updates: We are all eagerly waiting to witness the touchdown on the Moon’s surface which will make a history in terms of India’s space exploration dreams. Know about the actual motive behind this mission by ISRO: