After the separation of the 2 modules, a collection of advanced braking manoeuvres shall be executed to facilitate a comfortable touchdown within the south polar area of the moon. The lander is anticipated to the touch down on the moon floor at 5.47 p.m. on August 23, 2023.
After 34 days on board the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft, the propulsion module and the lander module parted methods on August 17, and have now launched into their respective journeys. ISRO stated that the lander module has efficiently separated from the propulsion module.
After the separation, ISRO posted on X: “Thanks for the ride, mate! 👋’ said the Lander Module (LM). LM is successfully separated from the Propulsion Module (PM). LM is set to descend to a slightly lower orbit upon a deboosting planned for tomorrow around 1600 Hrs., IST.”
The Chandrayaan-3 consists of a lander module, a propulsion module and a rover. The essential perform of the propulsion module is to hold the lander module from launch car injection until 100-km orbit across the moon.
According to ISRO, “The lander will have the capability to soft land at a specified lunar site and deploy the rover, which will carry out in-situ chemical analysis of the lunar surface during the course of its mobility. The lander and the rover have scientific payloads to carry out experiments on the lunar surface.”
The propulsion module additionally has one scientific payload, as a worth addition, which shall be operated post-separation of the lander module. The payload shall be operational for a interval ranging from three to 6 months. The lander and the rover have a mission life of 1 lunar day (14 earth days).
As of now, the propulsion module continues its journey within the present orbit, and can proceed to take action presumably for months or years. The Spectro-polarimetry of Habitable Planet Earth (SHAPE) payload on board the Propulsion Module would carry out spectroscopic examine of the Earth’s environment and measure the variations in polarization from the clouds on Earth to build up signatures of exoplanets that will qualify for habitability by people. This payload is the work of U.R. Rao Satellite Centre, ISRO, Bengaluru.
After the separation of the 2 modules, a collection of advanced braking manoeuvres shall be executed to facilitate a comfortable touchdown within the south polar area of the moon.
The lander is anticipated to the touch down on the moon floor on August 23 at 5.47 p.m.
