चंद्रयान - A Vehicle To The Moon - SciencNerds

Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark-III (GSLV Mk-III)

Chandrayaan - 2 Launched on July 22, 2019, at 14:43 IST from Satish Dhawan Space Center at Sriharikota onboard GSLV Mk-III.

Short Notes :

1. Initially, it had been scheduled to launch on 15th July 2019 at 2:51 was called

off gratitude to a specialized obstacle saw at around one hour before dispatch.

2. The lander-Vikram will land near the South Pole of the moon Sep 7, 2019.

3. Rover(Pragyan) will roll out and perform experiments on Lunar surface for a period of 1 day which is adequate to 14 Earth days.

4. The orbiter will continue its mission for a duration of 1 year.

The mission was propelled on a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III (GSLV Mk III) with an estimated lift-off mass of 3,850 kg from Satish Dhawan Space Center. cost of the mission was ₹978 crore

ORBITER
The orbiter will circle the Moon at a height of 100 km. The inexact dispatch mass was 2,379 kg (The Orbiter High-Resolution Camera (OHRC) will lead to high-goals perceptions of the arrival site before the detachment of the lander from the orbiter.

LANDER
The mission's lander Vikram is named after Vikram Sarabhai (1919–1971), also known as the father of Indian space program.

The Vikram lander will confine from the orbiter and plunge to an espresso lunar circle, it'll at that point play out a far-reaching check of all its onboard frameworks before endeavouring a delicate landing, send the wanderer, and perform logical exercises for around 14 days. The surmised consolidated mass of the lander and wanderer is 1,471 kg.

ROVER
The rover is understood as Pragyan (Sanskrit: प्रज्ञान, 'Wisdom'). The rover's mass is about 27 kg and may operate solar power. The meanderer will propel 6 wheels navigating 500 meters on the lunar surface at the speed of 1 cm for each second, performing nearby compound investigation and sending the information to the lander, which may relay it to the Mission Control on the planet.

For navigation, the rover uses:

Stereoscopic camera-based 3D vision
Control and motor dynamics

The expected operating time of Pragyan rover is at some point or around 14 Earth days as its electronics aren't expected to endure the frigid lunar night. Be that as it may, its capacity framework includes sunlight based controlled rest/wake-up cycle executed, which could end in longer assistance time than arranged.

Chandrayaan-2 orbit, to land at 1.55am on Sept 7th

PM Narendra Modi congrats the team on a successful launch