SCIENCE

Chandrayaan-3 mission to launch in July

By Sanjana Shankar

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Chandrayaan-3

ISRO Chairman S Somnath has confirmed that the Chandrayaan-3 mission will launch in July. It will be ISRO's third mission to the Moon.

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Mission

The Chandrayaan-3 mission will mark India's foray into landing and roving on the Moon, a milestone that has been achieved by only a few nations.

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Objectives

Chandrayaan-3 will focus on demonstrating safe and soft landing on the Moon, roving on the lunar surface, and conducting in-situ experiments.

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Configuration

The Chandrayaan-3 mission will be equipped with a Lander module, a Propulsion module, and a rover. All three modules sum up to roughly 3,900kg.

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Launch

When it takes off in July, Chandrayaan-3 will launch atop an LVM3 (Launch Vehicle Mark 3) rocket from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR in Sriharikota.

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