July 14, 2023 9:05 am

Chandrayaan-3

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LVM-3 (GSLV Mk III)

Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
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Chandrayaan-3 is India’s third mission to the Moon. It repeats most of the failed Chandrayaan-2 mission, with only a lander and rover. After a controlled descent, the lander will perform a soft landing on the lunar surface at a specified site and deploy the rover. The six-wheeled rover weighs around 20 kg and will operate on solar power. It will move around the landing site, performing lunar surface chemical analysis and relaying data back to Earth through the orbiter. The lander will be collecting data on Moon-quakes, thermal properties of the lunar surface, the density and variation of lunar surface plasma. Altogether, the Chandrayaan-3 mission will collect scientific information on lunar topography, mineralogy, elemental abundance, lunar exosphere and signatures of hydroxyl and water-ice.
Launch Overview
Window Open 08:00 UTC
Window Close 10:00 UTC
Lift Off Jul 14, 2023 · 09:05 UTC
Launch Facility Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Launch Pad Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad
Target Orbit Lunar Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer Indian Space Research Organization
Payload Chandrayaan-3
Rocket LVM-3 (GSLV Mk III)
Destination Lunar Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location See Mission Notes
Landing Type RTLS / Droneship
Chandrayaan-3 is India’s third mission to the Moon. It repeats most of the failed Chandrayaan-2 mission, with only a lander and rover. After a controlled descent, the lander will perform a soft landing on the lunar surface at a specified site and deploy the rover. The six-wheeled rover weighs around 20 kg and will operate on solar power. It will move around the landing site, performing lunar surface chemical analysis and relaying data back to Earth through the orbiter. The lander will be collecting data on Moon-quakes, thermal properties of the lunar surface, the density and variation of lunar surface plasma. Altogether, the Chandrayaan-3 mission will collect scientific information on lunar topography, mineralogy, elemental abundance, lunar exosphere and signatures of hydroxyl and water-ice.

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Indian Space Research Organization
Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad
Launch Overview
Window Open 08:00 UTC
Window Close 10:00 UTC
Lift Off Jul 14, 2023 · 09:05 UTC
Launch Facility Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Launch Pad Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad
Target Orbit Lunar Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer Indian Space Research Organization
Payload Chandrayaan-3
Rocket LVM-3 (GSLV Mk III)
Destination Lunar Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location See Mission Notes
Landing Type RTLS / Droneship

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