Chandrayaan 3 Landing Date And Time on Moon

Chandrayaan 3 Landing Date And Time on Moon: Chandrayaan-3 is the third and most recent Lunar Indian Space Research mission under the Chandrayaan series. It has a lander named ‘Vikram’ and a rover named ‘Pragyan’, but it does not have an orbiter. Chandrayaan-3 propulsion module is like a communication relay Satellite. Chandrayaan-3 was Launched on July 13, 2023, at 2:35 pm IST. In this article, we’ll provide details about the Chandrayaan-3 Landing Date and Time on Moon.

Highlights: Chandrayaan-3 Landing Date and Time on Moon

Article	Chandrayaan-3 Landing Date and Time on Moon
Mission Name	Chandrayaan-3
Launched by	ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation)
Launch Date	14 July 2023
Launch Time	2:35 pm IST
Landing Date	23 August 2023
Landing Time	5:47 pm IST
Official Website	isro.gov.in

Chandrayaan-3 Launch And Landing Date and Time

As per ISRO chairman S. Somanath, from the date of Chandraayaan-3 Launch on 14 July 2023, its lander would touch the Moon’s surface approximately the last week of August month. 23 August 2023 is the expected date of its Landing at 5:47 pm IST.

About Chandrayaan-3

Chandrayyan-3 is made up of a rover, a propulsion module, and an indigenous lander module with a launch mass of 3900 kg. It is the third mission under the Chandrayaan program. It has a lander named ‘Vikram’ and a rover named ‘Pragyan’ similar to Chandrayaan-2. In Chandrayaan-2 a last-minute glitch in the landing guidance software led to the lander crashing after entering the lunar orbit. Chandrayaan-3 was launched on July 14, 2023, at 2:35 pm IST and the lunar injection of a 100 km circular polar orbit was completed successfully as part of phase one. The lander and rover are expected to land near the lunar south pole region on 23 August 2023.

The Chandrayaan-3 mission is a stepping stone toward ISRO’s future interplanetary missions. The key idea is a technology demonstration of Cruciate al’s capability to soft-land on the lunar surface safely which the earlier Chandrayaan-2 could not achieve. The European Space Tracking (ESTRACK) will support the mission under a contract.

Jitendra Singh, the Union’s state minister for science and technology, stated “After the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the surface of the Moon, the rover, which has six wheels, will come out and is expected to work for 14 days on the Moon. With the support of multiple cameras on the rover, we will be able to receive images.”

ISRO chairman S. Somnath recently stated, “The lander and the rover will stay on the moon for 14 days until sunlight is there. When there is no sunlight, a small solar panel that is on the rover will generate power to charge the battery for the next 14 days until light comes. The temperature there goes down to minus 40 degrees and in such an environment there is no guarantee that the battery and electronics will survive but we did some tests and we get the feeling that it will survive even in such harsh conditions”.

Chandrayaan-3 Mission Objective

During Chandrayaan-2, due to some last-minute glitch, it crashed before landing on the surface of the Moon. In Chandrayaam-3, the primary objective of the mission is to have a soft landing on the Moon’s surface. ISRO has set three objectives for the mission, which are:

Getting a lander to land safely and softly on the surface of the Moon.
Observing and demonstrating the rover’s loitering capabilities on the Moon.
In-site observation & conducting experiments on the materials available on the lunar surface to better understand the composition of the Moon.

Chandrayaan-3 Design

The design of Chandrayaan-3 comprises three main components:

Propulsion Module: The propulsion module will carry the lander and rover configuration till the 100 km lunar orbit. It is a box-like structure with one large solar panel mounted on one side and a large cylinder on top that acts as a mounting structure for the lander.

Lander: The lander is responsible for the soft landing on the Moon. It is also box-shaped, with four landing legs and four landing thrusters of 800 newtons each. It will be carrying the rover and various scientific instruments to perform in-site analysis.

Rover: It is a six-wheeled design of 26 kg with a range of 500 meters for communication with the lander and ground control team in India. It consists of scientific instruments including cameras, spectrometers, and a drill with an expected life span of one lunar day (14 Earth days)

Mission executives for Chandrayaan-3

Mission Chandrayaan-3 is led by a team of scientists from ISRO. Here are some of the top executives of the mission:

S. Somanath (ISRO Chairman)
S. Mohanakumar (Mission Director)
G. Narayanan (Associate Mission Director)
Biju C Thomas (Vehicle Director)
P. K. Sudeesh Kumar (Associate Vehicle Director)
P. Veeramuthuvel (Spacecraft Director)