India’s Chandrayaan-3 moved closer to the Moon on August 20, after the Lander Module (LM) successfully completed its second and final de-boosting operation. With this, the lander has reached an orbit where the closest point to the Moon is 25 km and the farthest is 134 km, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) informed on Sunday. The module will undergo… Continue reading "Chandrayaan-3’s Moon landing date, time announced"
The Chandrayaan-3 mission by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, at 2.35 PM IST on Friday, July 14. The mission follows Chandrayaan-2 where scientists aim to demonstrate various capabilities including reaching the orbit of the moon, making a soft-landing on the lunar surface using a lander, and… Continue reading "Chandrayaan 3 successfully separated from LVM, injected to internal orbit"
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Sunday said that the ‘Chandrayaan-3’ lander has “successfully” underwent the Electro-Magnetic Interference/Electro-Magnetic Compatibility (EMI/EMC) test between January 31 and February 2 at the U R Rao Satellite Centre. The EMI/EMC test is conducted for satellite missions to ensure the functionality of the satellite subsystems in the space environment and their compatibility with the expected… Continue reading "Chandrayaan 3 lander undergoes crucial test"