Chandrayaan-3: ISRO Integrates Lunar Spacecraft With Launch Vehicle

18:20, 5 July 2023

Sangeeta Yadav

The Chandrayaan-3 mission, slated to be launched between July 13-19, will transport a state-of-the-art rover, an indigenous lander, and a propulsion module equipped with scientific payloads that intend to conduct experiments on the Moon's surface.

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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has shared a glimpse of the preparation ahead of Chandrayaan-3's launch. The Chandrayaan-3 is India's largest rocket Geosynchronous Launch Vehicle Mark 3 (GS-LVM3) stationed at Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh state.

A video tweeted by ISRO showcased the nose cone (payload fairing) of the rocket, carrying the Chandrayaan-3 lunar spacecraft placed on the launch vehicle.

Previously, Chandrayaan-2's rover crash-landed on the Moon's surface due to some technical glitchs.

However, the orbiter managed to float above the Moon and helped achieve path-breaking new discoveries like detecting the presence of water molecules on the moon.

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