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Chandrayaan-3
Chandrayaan-3 Integrated Module in a cleanroom
Lander
Mission type
Rover
Operator ISRO
COSPAR ID 2023-098B
SATCAT no. 57320
Website www.isro.gov.in/Chandrayaan3.html
Mission duration 1 month and 14 days (elapsed)
 Propulsion module: ≤ 3 to 6 months (planned) 23 days
(elapsed) (since orbit insertion)
 Vikram lander: ≤ 14 days (planned) 5 days (elapsed)

(since landing)
 Pragyan rover: ≤ 14 days (planned) 5 days (elapsed)
(since deployment)
Spacecraft properties
Bus Chandrayaan
Manufacturer ISRO
Launch mass 3900 kg[1]
Payload mass Propulsion Module: 2148 kg
Lander Module (Vikram): 1726 kg
Rover (Pragyan) 26 kg
Total: 3900 kg
Power Propulsion Module: 758 W
Lander Module: 738 W (WS with Bias)
Rover: 50 W
Start of mission
Launch date 14 July 2023 09:05:17 UTC[2]
Rocket LVM3 M4
Launch site Satish Dhawan Space Centre
Contractor ISRO
Moon orbiter
Orbital insertion 5 August 2023
Orbital parameters
Pericynthion 153 km (95 mi)
altitude
Apocynthion 163 km (101 mi)
altitude
Moon lander
Spacecraft Vikram lander
component
Landing date 23 August 2023 12:32 UTC[3]
Landing site Shiv Shakti point
69.367621°S 32.348126°E[4]
(between Manzinus C and Simpelius N craters)[5]
Moon rover
Landing date 23 August 2023
Mission Insignia
Chandrayaan programme
← Chandrayaan-2
LUPEX →
Chandrayaan-3 (pronounced /ˌtʃʌndɹəˈjɑːn/), is the third Indian lunar

exploration mission under the Indian Space Research
Organisation's (ISRO) Chandrayaan programme.[6] It consists of a lander
named Vikram and a rover named Pragyan, similar to those of the Chandrayaan-
2 mission. The propulsion module carried the lander and rover configuration to lunar
orbit in preparation for a powered descent by the lander. [7][8]
Chandrayaan-3 was launched on 14 July 2023. The spacecraft entered lunar orbit on
5 August, and the lander touched down in the lunar south pole region[9] on 23 August
2023 at 12:32 UTC, making India the fourth country to successfully land on the
Moon, and the first to do so near the lunar south pole using indigenous rocket[10].[11][12][13]
Background
Further information: Chandrayaan programme
On 22 July 2019, ISRO launched Chandrayaan-2 on board a Launch Vehicle Mark-3
(LVM3) launch vehicle consisting of an orbiter, a lander and a rover.[14] The lander
was scheduled to touch down on the lunar surface on 6 September 2019 to deploy
the Pragyan rover. The lander ultimately crashed when it lost contact with earth
(ISRO) and deviated from its intended trajectory while attempting to land near the
lunar south pole.[15][16]
The lunar South Pole region holds particular interest for scientific exploration due to
studies that show large amounts of ice there. Mountainous terrain and unpredictable
lighting conditions not only protect the ice from melting, but also make landing
scientific probes there a challenging undertaking. This ice could contain solid-state
compounds that would normally melt under warmer conditions elsewhere on the
Moon, compounds which could provide insight into lunar, Earth, and Solar System
history. Ice could also be used as a source of drinking water and hydrogen for fuel
and oxygen for future manned missions and outposts. [17][18]
The European Space Tracking network (ESTRACK), operated by the European
Space Agency (ESA), is supporting the mission. Under a new cross-support
arrangement, ESA tracking support could be provided for upcoming ISRO missions
such as those of India's first human spaceflight programme, Gaganyaan, and
the Aditya-L1 solar research mission. In return, future ESA missions will receive
similar support from ISRO's own tracking stations.[19]
Objectives
ISRO's mission objectives for the Chandrayaan-3 mission were:
1. Getting a lander to land safely and softly on the surface of the Moon.
2. Observing and demonstrating the rover's driving capabilities on the Moon.
3. Conducting and observing experiments on the materials available on the lunar
surface to better understand the composition of the Moon. [20]
Spacecraft
Design
Chandrayaan-3 comprises three main components:
Propulsion module
The propulsion module carries the lander and rover configuration to a 100
kilometres (62 mi) lunar orbit. It is a box-like structure with a large solar panel
mounted on one side and a cylindrical mounting structure for the lander (the
Intermodular Adapter Cone) on top.[8][7]
Lander
The Vikram lander is responsible for the soft landing on the Moon. It is also
box-shaped, with four landing legs and four landing thrusters capable of
producing 800 newtons of thrust each. It carries the rover and various
scientific instruments to perform on-site analysis.[21][22]
The lander for Chandrayaan-3 has four variable-thrust engines with slew
rate changing capabilities, unlike Chandrayaan-2's lander, which had five, with
the fifth one being centrally mounted and capable only of fixed thrust. One of
the main reasons for Chandrayaan-2's landing failure was attitude increase
during the camera coasting phase. This was removed by allowing the lander
to control attitude and thrust during all phases of descent. Attitude correction
rate is increased from Chandrayaan-2's 10°/s to 25°/s with Chandrayaan-3.
Additionally, the Chandrayaan-3 lander is equipped with a Laser Doppler
Velocimeter (LDV) to allow measuring attitude in 3 directions.[23][24] The impact
legs have been made stronger compared to Chandrayaan-2 and
instrumentation redundancy has been improved. It will target a more precise
4 km (2.5 mi) by 4 km (2.5 mi) landing region based on images previously
provided by the Orbiter High-Resolution Camera (OHRC) onboard
Chandrayaan-2's orbiter. ISRO improved the structural rigidity, increased
polling in instruments, increased data frequency and transmission, and added
additional multiple contingency systems to improve lander survivability in the
event of failures during descent and landing. [25][24]
Rover
The Pragyan rover is a six-wheeled vehicle with a mass of 26 kilograms (57
pounds). It is 917 millimetres (3.009 ft) x 750 millimetres (2.46 ft) x 397
millimetres (1.302 ft) in size.[26]
The rover is expected to take multiple measurements to support research into
the composition of the lunar surface, the presence of water ice in the lunar
soil, the history of lunar impacts, and the evolution of the Moon's atmosphere.
[27][9]

Integrated module

Propulsion module

Lander


Pragyan rover
Payloads
Lander
 Chandra's Surface Thermophysical Experiment (ChaSTE) will

measure the thermal conductivity and temperature of the lunar
surface.
 Instrument for Lunar Seismic Activity (ILSA) will measure the
seismicity around the landing site.
 Langmuir Probe (LP) will estimate the near-surface plasma
density over time.[28]
Rover
 Alpha Particle X-Ray Spectrometer (APXS) will derive the

chemical composition and infer the mineralogical composition
of the lunar surface.
 Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscope (LIBS) will determine
the elemental composition (Mg, Al, Si, K, Ca, Ti, Fe) of lunar
soil and rocks around the lunar landing site.[28]
Propulsion module
 Spectro-polarimetry of Habitable Planet Earth (SHAPE) will

study spectral and polarimetric measurements of Earth from
the lunar orbit in the near-infrared (NIR) wavelength range (1–
1.7 μm [3.9×10−5–6.7×10−5 in]).[8][7]
Alpha Particle X-Ray Spectrometer (APSX)


Chandra's Surface Thermophysical Experiment (ChaSTE)

Instrument for Lunar Seismic Activity (ILSA)

Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscope (LIBS)

Langmuir Probe (RAMBHA-LP)

Spectro-polarimetry of Habitable Planet Earth (SHAPE)

Mission profile
Animation of Chandrayaan-3
Around the Earth – Orbit raising phase
Around the Earth
Around the Moon

Chandrayaan-3's Path · Earth · Moon
Launch
LVM3 M4, Chandrayaan-3 – Launch vehicle lifting off from the
second launch pad of SDSC-SHAR, Sriharikota
Chandrayaan-3 was launched aboard an LVM3-M4 rocket on 14
July 2023, at 09:05 UTC from Satish Dhawan Space
Centre Second Launch Pad in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India,
entering an Earth parking orbit with a perigee of 170 km (106 mi)
and an apogee of 36,500 km (22,680 mi).
Orbit
After a series of earth bound manoeuvres that placed
Chandrayaan-3 in a trans-lunar injection orbit,[29][30][31] ISRO
performed a lunar-orbit insertion (LOI) on 5 August, successfully
placing the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft into an orbit around the
Moon. The LOI operation was carried out from the ISRO
Telemetry, Tracking, and Command Network (ISTRAC)
in Bengaluru.[32][33]
On 17 August, the Vikram lander separated from the propulsion
module to begin the last phase of the mission.[34]
Descent
On 23 August 2023, as the lander approached the low point of its
orbit, its four engines fired as a braking manoeuvre at 30
kilometres (19 mi) above the Moon's surface. After 11.5 minutes,
the lander was 7.2 km (4.5 miles) above the surface; it maintained
this altitude for about 10 seconds, then stabilized itself using eight
smaller thrusters and rotated from a horizontal to a vertical position
while continuing its descent.
It then used two of its four engines to slow its descent to roughly
150 metres (490 ft); it hovered there for about 30 seconds and
located an optimal landing spot before continuing downward and
touching down at 12:32 UTC.[21][35]
Stages of Chandrayaan-3 deployment and flight
Date/
Stage and LAM burn Orbital
Time Orbit References
sequence time period
(UTC)
170 km
Earth orbit: 14 July × 36,500 km
— —
Launch 2023 (110 mi
× 22,680 mi)
173 km
Earth bound
15 July × 41,762 km
maneuvers: — — [36][37]
2023 (107 mi
1
× 25,950 mi)
226 km
Earth bound
17 July × 41,603 km
maneuvers: — — [36][38]
2023 (140 mi
2
× 25,851 mi)
228 km
Earth bound
18 July × 51,400 km
maneuvers: — — [39]
2023 (142 mi
3
× 31,938 mi)
233 km
Earth bound
20 July × 71,351 km
maneuvers: — — [36][40]
2023 (145 mi
4
× 44,335 mi)
236 km
Earth bound
25 July × 127,603 km
maneuvers: — — [41]
2023 (147 mi
5
× 79,289 mi)
Translunar 31 July — 288 km — [42]
× 369,328 km
injection 2023 (179 mi
× 229,490 mi)
Lunar bound 164 km
5 Approx.
maneuver:1 1,835 s × 18,074 km
August 21 h [43]
(Lunar orbit (30.58 min) (102 mi

2023 (1,300 min)
insertion) × 11,231 mi)
170 km
Lunar bound 6
× 4,313 km
maneuvers: August — — [44]
(106 mi
2 2023
× 2,680 mi)
174 km
9
Lunar bound × 1,437 km
August — — [45]
maneuvers:3 (108 mi
2023
× 893 mi)
150 km
14
Lunar bound × 177 km
August — — [46]
maneuvers:4 (93 mi
2023
× 110 mi)
153 km
16
Lunar bound × 163 km
August — — [47]
maneuvers:5 (95 mi
2023
× 101 mi)
Lander 113 km
18
deorbit × 157 km
August — — [48]
maneuvers: (70 mi
2023
1 × 98 mi)
Lander 25 km
19
deorbit 60 s × 134 km
August — [49]
maneuvers: (1.0 min) (16 mi

2023
2 × 83 mi)
23
August
Landing TBC — — [3]
2023
12:32
23
Rover
August — — — [3]
deployment
2023
 Moon as captured by the Lander Position Detection Camera (LPDC) aboard

Chandrayaan-3 lander on 15 August 2023

 View from the Lander Imager Camera-1 (LI-1) on 17 August 2023 just after the
separation of the Chandrayaan-3 Lander Module from the Propulsion Module


Chandrayaan-3 orbital manoeuvre
Mission life
 Propulsion module: Carries lander and rover to 100-by-100-
kilometre (62 mi × 62 mi) orbit, with operation of experimental
payload for up to six months.[50]
 Lander module: 1 lunar daylight period (14 Earth days) [50]
 Rover module: 1 lunar daylight period (14 Earth days) [50]
Team
 ISRO Chairperson: S. Somanath[51]
 Mission Director: S. Mohanakumar[52]
 Associate Mission Director: G. Narayanan[53]
 Project Director: P. Veeramuthuvel[54]
 Deputy Project Director: Kalpana Kalahasti[55]
 Vehicle Director: Biju C. Thomas[56]
Funding
In December 2019, ISRO requested the initial funding of the
project, amounting to ₹75 crore (US$9.4 million), out of which ₹60
crore (US$7.5 million) would be for meeting expenditure towards
machinery, equipment, and other capital expenditure, while the
remaining ₹15 crore (US$1.9 million) was sought for operating
expenditure.[57] Amit Sharma, CEO of an ISRO vendor, said, "With
local sourcing of equipment and design elements, we are able to
reduce the price considerably."[58]
Confirming the existence of the project, ISRO's former chairman K.
Sivan stated that the estimated cost would be around ₹615
crore (equivalent to ₹721 crore or US$90 million in 2023).[59][60][61]
Domestic reaction
Congratulating the ISRO team behind the successful
Chandrayaan-3 Moon Mission at ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and
Command Network in Bengaluru, Prime Minister Narendra
Modi announced that the touchdown point of the Vikram lander
would henceforth be known as Shiv Shakti point.[62] He further
declared August 23, the day the Vikram lander landed on the
moon, as National Space Day.[63][64]
See also
 Aditya-L1 – Indian solar observation mission
 Gaganyaan – Indian manned spacecraft project
 Indian Human Spaceflight Programme
 Indian Martian Exploration Programme
 Venus Orbiter Mission – Indian Venus exploration mission
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Chandrayaan-3 Integrated Module in a cleanroom

Mission duration 1 month and 14 days (elapsed)

 Propulsion module: ≤ 3 to 6 months (planned) 23 days

(elapsed) (since orbit insertion)

 Vikram lander: ≤ 14 days (planned) 5 days (elapsed)

 Pragyan rover: ≤ 14 days (planned) 5 days (elapsed)

Launch mass 3900 kg[1]

Payload mass Propulsion Module: 2148 kg

Lander Module (Vikram): 1726 kg

Rover (Pragyan) 26 kg

Power Propulsion Module: 758 W

Lander Module: 738 W (WS with Bias)

Launch date 14 July 2023 09:05:17 UTC[2]

Launch site Satish Dhawan Space Centre

Orbital insertion 5 August 2023

Pericynthion 153 km (95 mi)

Apocynthion 163 km (101 mi)

Spacecraft Vikram lander

Landing date 23 August 2023 12:32 UTC[3]

Landing site Shiv Shakti point

Landing date 23 August 2023

Chandrayaan-3 (pronounced /ˌtʃʌndɹəˈjɑːn/), is the third Indian lunar

 Chandra's Surface Thermophysical Experiment (ChaSTE) will

 Alpha Particle X-Ray Spectrometer (APXS) will derive the

 Spectro-polarimetry of Habitable Planet Earth (SHAPE) will

Alpha Particle X-Ray Spectrometer (APSX)

Chandra's Surface Thermophysical Experiment (ChaSTE)

Instrument for Lunar Seismic Activity (ILSA)

Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscope (LIBS)

Langmuir Probe (RAMBHA-LP)

Spectro-polarimetry of Habitable Planet Earth (SHAPE)

Around the Earth – Orbit raising phase

Around the Earth

Around the Moon

(Lunar orbit (30.58 min) (102 mi

maneuvers: (1.0 min) (16 mi

 Moon as captured by the Lander Position Detection Camera (LPDC) aboard

Chandrayaan-3 orbital manoeuvre

Indian space programme

 Department of Space (DoS)

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST)

Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS)

Laboratory for Electro-Optics Systems (LEOS)

National Atmospheric Research Laboratory (NARL)

Physical Research Laboratory (PRL)

Development and Educational Communication Unit (DECU)

Integrated Space Cell

Defence Space Agency

Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN–SPACe)

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South Asia Satellite

Lunar Polar Exploration Mission (proposed)

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unar rover Pragyan

spacecraft Gaganyaan (Under development)

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