Chandrayaan-3 Lander contained in the anechoic chamber with numerous configurations for various exams.
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Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman S. Somnath on Thursday mentioned that the area company is planning to launch the Chandrayaan-3 moon mission in the center of July.
Speaking to reporters on the SMOPS-2023 International Conference on Spacecraft Mission Operations, Mr. Somnath mentioned, “Mission Chandrayaan-3 is nearing its launch. We have already moved the Chandrayaan-3 satellite from UR Rao Satellite Centre in Bengaluru to Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. The initial operations of checking the satellites — both the propulsion module that’s the orbiter part and the lander plus rover is going on now.”
He added that the launch car for the mission, LVM 3, has additionally reached the launch port. “We are in the checking and testing phase. Integration of the launch vehicle will happen this month end. The rocket will be fully ready and we will be assembling Chandrayaan 3 to the rocket in the beginning of July. The launch is in the middle of July,” he added.
Mr. Somnath mentioned that following the launch, as in the case of India’s earlier moon mission, Chandrayaan-2, the orbital elevating will happen and the lander and orbiter will orbit the moon earlier than touching down on the moon.
He mentioned ISRO has added extra gasoline to the lander together with new gear and likewise strengthened it. He added that the Chandrayaan-3 will be going in the identical path as its predecessor and will additionally be touchdown on the identical touchdown web site.
On Gaganyaam delay
The ISRO chief mentioned that as a result of COVID-19 pandemic the area company couldn’t launch the Gaganyaan mission in 2022 as supposed.
“We do not want to rush, the primary objective of the human space mission is ‘sure shot safe mission’. We have redefined the mission in such a way that we will achieve success in the very first attempt. For that we have enhanced testing and demonstrations which involve abort missions,” Mr Somnath mentioned.
He mentioned that the primary abort mission could occur in August and one other one later this yr adopted by an unmanned mission probably by the start of subsequent yr.
“LVM human rating has been successfully completed; industries are delivering crew modules. For me there are eight major tests and all of them are successfully happening without any glitch. So we will be able to launch the mission in 2024-25,” he mentioned.
On Aditya-L1 which is the primary Indian area mission to watch the Sun and the photo voltaic corona, he mentioned the launch window for the mission is in August and if ISRO can’t launch it by then, it will have to attend for an additional yr.
