A moment of pride is going to be created for the countrymen again. Because ‘Chandrayaan 3’, a part of India’s lunar expedition, is almost ready. In this regard, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has announced that all the electrical tests of the heavy lift launch vehicle LVM-3 carrying this spacecraft have been completed and the third lunar mission is going to take place this month. But the most significant news is that the space agency has given the countrymen a golden opportunity to witness the launch of ‘Chandrayaan 3’ spacecraft live. Amajanta is said to be able to book a seat for themselves at the launch view gallery in Sriharikota to witness this rare moment by doing one-tap / click registration.
When and how can we see the launch of Chandrayaan 3?
For information, Chandrayaan 3 is a follow-up mission of Chandrayaan 2. However, Chandrayaan 2 set out to land on the moon, but the mission failed due to soft landing issues. So this time, 1.4 billion Indians are hoping that Chandrayaan 3 will succeed in the lunar mission.
The launch time of this space vehicle is scheduled on July 14th at 2:35 PM. The objectives of this mission are to – collect and study data on thermophysical properties of certain lunar regions, lunar seismicity rates in the vicinity of the landing site, lunar surface plasma environment and elemental properties.
In a recent tweet ISRO commented on this – “Citizens of India are invited to witness the launch live from the Launch View Gallery at SDSC-SHAR, Sriharikota.” In this case, if you also want to take advantage of this golden opportunity, then complete the registration process by clicking on the link given below.
Link : https://lvg.shar.gov.in/VSCREGISTRATION
Incidentally, earlier this week ISRO Chairman S Somnath said that Chandrayaan 3 will be launched on a day between July 13 and July 19. And today the news came, the LVM3 Encapsulated Heavylift Launch Vehicle carrying the ‘Chandrayaan 3’ spacecraft will definitely be launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh on Friday, 14th July i.e. next week.
How is Chandrayaan 3’s infrastructure built?
Final integration and testing of Chandrayaan 3 is nearing completion. However, a few ‘last minute’ tests remain, which ISRO is currently working on. In particular, completion of these testings is essential to ensure that the spacecraft can withstand severe vibrations during launch and withstand adverse environments. The spacecraft consists of three modules – propulsion, lander and rover. In this case, the propulsion module – will bring the lander and rover to within 100 km of circular polar orbit or lunar orbit and then separate from the main craft body. Next, the lander will help land the rover on the moon’s south polar region.
According to ISRO’s tweet, the rover’s touchdown velocity is planned to be 2 m/s vertical and 0.5 m/s horizontal. The propulsion module, which will also act as a communications relay satellite, is said to be orbiting the moon to enable communication with the space agency on the surface. And for this mission, the lander and rover are designed in such a way that they can complete one lunar daylight period (about 14 days according to the Earth’s day number).