Chandrayaan – 3 will follow the steps of its predecessor Chandrayaan – 2 to show India’s capability in safe landing and roving on the lunar surface. The mission is scheduled to be launched on July 13 at 2:30 pm.
Chandrayaan -3, which consists of Lander and Rover, is going to be launched by LVM3 from SDSC SHAR, Sriharikota.
It is India’s effort to demonstrate new technologies that will require for Inter planetary missions in the future.
The Lander will have the capability to soft land at a specified lunar site and deploy the Rover which will carry out in-situ chemical analysis of the lunar surface during the course of its mobility.
The rocket that will launch the Chandrayaan – 3 is GSLV-Mk3.
The Chandrayaan- 3 Mission will be of one lunar day, which is approximately 14 Earth days. After the launch, the rocket will reach there and start the landing process.
Chandraayan- 2 was the second lunar mission of ISRO. The mission failed to successfully land the rover on the surface of the Moon as it the lander lost contact to the satellite in the middle.
It was launched on July 22, 2019 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre.
Chandrayaan - 1, the first installment in the series, was the first satellite in the world which discovered water presence on the Moon.