Chandrayaan-3: India's Third Lunar Mission

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is scheduled to launch Chandrayaan-3 on July 13, 2023. This is the third lunar mission by ISRO, and it will be a follow-on mission to Chandrayaan-2.

Chandrayaan-3 will consist of a lander and a rover. The lander will be responsible for soft-landing on the lunar surface, while the rover will be responsible for exploring the lunar surface. The lander will also carry a payload called Spectro-polarimetry of Habitable Planet Earth (SHAPE) to study the spectral and polarimetric measurements of Earth from the lunar orbit.

The launch of Chandrayaan-3 is a significant event for India's space program. It will demonstrate India's capabilities in lunar exploration, and it will also help to advance our understanding of the moon.

Here are some of the key objectives of Chandrayaan-3:

• To soft-land the lander on the lunar surface
• To deploy the rover on the lunar surface
• To conduct in-situ chemical analysis of the lunar surface
• To study the spectral and polarimetric measurements of Earth from the lunar orbit

(Source: ISRO)

Chandrayaan-3 is a challenging mission, but ISRO is confident that it will be successful. The mission is well-planned and well-executed, and the team at ISRO is highly experienced. Chandrayaan-3 will be launched by the Launch Vehicle Mark-III from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. The launch window is from July 12 to July 19. 

ISRO is also planning to launch a number of other missions in the coming years, including Aditya-L1, a mission to study the Sun, and Gaganyaan, a mission to send humans to space. These missions will further advance India's space program and help to make India a leading space power.

We are excited to see what Chandrayaan-3 will achieve. ISRO has made great strides in space exploration in recent years, and We are confident that they will continue to do so in the years to come.

Stay tuned for updates on Chandrayaan-3!

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