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On July 14, the much-awaited and much-talked-about Chandrayaan-3 will be launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. It will be launched at 2.35 pm. By the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Chandrayaan-3 is a planned third lunar exploration mission.On Wednesday, at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, the encapsulated assembly containing Chandrayaan-3 was mated with Launch Vehicle Mark-III (LVM3).Like Chandrayaan-2, it has a lander and a rover. However, it would not have an orbiter. Like a communication relay satellite, its propulsion module will act.The propulsion module will carry:a) Landerb) A payload – Spectro-polarimetry of Habitable Planet Earth (SHAPE). From the lunar orbit, SHAPE will study the spectral and polarimetric measurements of the Earth.
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Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft being mated with LVM3 ahead if its launch, at the Satish Dhawan Space Station, in Sriharikota. (PTI Photo)
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Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft at the Satish Dhawan Space Station ahead of its launch, in Sriharikota. (PTI Photo)
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Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft being mated with LVM3 ahead if its launch, at the Satish Dhawan Space Station, in Sriharikota. (PTI Photo)
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The Launch Vehicle Mark-III (LVM3) M4 vehicle with Chandrayaan-3 being moved to the launch pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, in Sriharikota. (PTI Photo)
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The Launch Vehicle Mark-III (LVM3) M4 vehicle with Chandrayaan-3 being moved to the launch pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, in Sriharikota. (PTI Photo)
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The Launch Vehicle Mark-III (LVM3) M4 vehicle with Chandrayaan-3 being moved to the launch pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, in Sriharikota. (PTI Photo)
