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Chandrayaan-3

Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III)Indian Space Research OrganizationSatish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad
Friday, July 14, 2023 · 09:05 AM UTC

This mission is complete.

Mission Brief

Chandrayaan-3 is India's third mission to the Moon. It repeats most of the failed Chandrayaan-2 mission, with only a lander and rover. After a controlled descent, the lander will perform a soft landing on the lunar surface at a specified site and deploy the rover. The six-wheeled rover weighs around 20 kg and will operate on solar power. It will move around the landing site, performing lunar surface chemical analysis and relaying data back to Earth through the orbiter. The lander will be collecting data on Moon-quakes, thermal properties of the lunar surface, the density and variation of lunar surface plasma. Altogether, the Chandrayaan-3 mission will collect scientific information on lunar topography, mineralogy, elemental abundance, lunar exosphere and signatures of hydroxyl and water-ice.

PayloadChandrayaan-3
OrbitLunar Orbit
CustomerIndian Space Research Organization
Stages3
PadSatish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

Mission Timeline

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Ground vector

Launch site

Site locked

Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad

Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

Global range
SITE LOCK
Latitude
13.720°N
Longitude
80.230°E

Range Weather

Launch commit criteria

Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules

Tracking no weather issues at this time.

Primary concern
No weather issues
Rule count
0
Temperature
Not reported
Surface wind
Not reported
Window

08:00 AM UTC - 10:00 AM UTC

Vehicle

Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III)

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Height43.4 m
LEO Payload10,000 kg
Launches117
Successes84

Provider

Indian Space Research Organization

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IND • Founded 1969

Schedule History

No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.