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24/12/22 09:04 AM IST

ISRO to Carry US Instrument on Board the Forthcoming Chandrayaan 3 mission

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  • Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) forthcoming Chandrayaan 3 mission will carry scientific instruments of the United States of America.
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  • This is a planned mission by the space agency to send a spacecraft to the Moon.
  • Chandrayaan, which means “moon vehicle” in Sanskrit, is a series of lunar exploration missions undertaken by ISRO.
  • The first mission, Chandrayaan-1, was launched in 2008 and included a lunar orbiter and an impactor spacecraft that intentionally crashed into the Moon’s surface.
  • The second mission, Chandrayaan-2, was launched in 2019 and included an orbiter, a lander, and a rover.
  • The mission will also carry a Lander, learning from the Chandrayaan-2 mission.
  • The Lander will be fitted with a Laser Doppler Velocimeter (LDV).
  • An LDV is an instrument that uses lasers to measure the velocity of an object.
  • Chandrayaan-3 will likely be launched in July 2023.
Source- Financial Express

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