Key Highlights: The Chandrayaan-3 moon landing is scheduled to take place on August 23 at 6:04 p.m., according to the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). The Lander Hazard Detection and Avoidance Camera (LHDAC) within the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft published pictures of the far side of the Moon taken on August 19th.
Live Broadcast: Chandrayaan-3’s Moon Landing
From 5:27 p.m. on August 23 to the landing of Chandrayaan-3, you may watch it live on the official ISRO website, its official YouTube channel, its Facebook page, and DD National. For the live broadcast, you can also tune in to India Today and Aaj Tak.
ISRO Website: https://isro.gov.in
YouTube: https://youtube.com/watch?v=DLA_64yz8Ss&ab_channel=ISROOfficial
Facebook: https://facebook.com/ISRO
Schools and other educational institutions have also been urged by ISRO to offer live streaming of the Chandrayaan-3 landing. The Indian space agency asked colleges to inform their lecturers and students about this occasion in addition to organizing the live webcast.
Here is a glance at Chandrayaan-3’s current trajectory as Indians eagerly await its safe landing:
July 7-13: Chandrayaan-3’s intended launch date was promptly followed by the completion of electrical tests and launch rehearsals.
On July 14, Chandrayaan-3 was successfully launched into orbit.
On July 15, the first orbit-raising manoeuvre is completed.
On July 17, the second orbit-raising manoeuvre is carried out as Chandrayaan-3 gets closer to the Moon.
The fourth orbit-raising manoeuvre, or Earth-bound perigee firing, has been finished as of July 22.
The translunar injection is scheduled for August 1 after another orbit-raising manoeuvre.
Chandrayaan-3 enters translunar orbit on August 1; the lunar orbit insertion (LOI) is scheduled for August 5.
On August 5, Chandrayaan-3 successfully entered lunar orbit, marking a significant milestone.
From August 6 to 16, Chandrayaan-3’s orbit around the Moon steadily reduces from 170 km x 4313 km to 153 km x 163 km.
August 17 saw the successful separation of the lander and propulsion modules, and August 18 was used for deboosting.
On August 19, Chandrayaan-3’s lander module is just 113 km x 157 km from the Moon.
August 20: A final deboost is performed, bringing the lander module’s orbit down to 25 km x 134 km.
On August 21, the Chandrayaan-2 orbiter formally welcomed Chandrayaan-3 and the two-way communication between the two was established successfully as confirmed by ISRO.
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About The Chandrayaan-3 Mission
A follow-up mission to Chandrayaan-2, Chandrayaan-3 intends to demonstrate end-to-end capabilities in safe lunar landing and roving. It is configured with Landing Rovers (Pragyan) and Lander (Vikram).
Chandrayaan-3 was launched by LVM3 from SDSC SHAR, Sriharikota. The rover and lander configuration will be carried by the propulsion module until they reach 100 km lunar orbit. Analysis of the spectral and polarimetric data of Earth taken from the lunar orbit is done by the Spectro-polarimetry of the Habitable Planet Earth (SHAPE) payload mounted on the propulsion module.
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The Objective of Mission Chandrayaan-3
- To show a soft and safe landing on the Moon’s surface.
- To showcase lunar rover technology
- To carry out in-situ scientific research
