CHANDRAYAAN 3
- launched by LVM3, Sriharikota
- Made India the 4th country to successfully land on the Moon, and the first to do so near the lunar south pole
MISSION OBJECTIVES
- To demonstrate Safe and Soft Landing on Lunar Surface
- To demonstrate Rover roving on the moon and
- To conduct in-situ scientific experiments
COMPONENTS
- PROPULSION MODULE
- LANDER MODULE : VIKRAM
- ROVER MODULE :
PAYLOADS
| Sl. No | Lander Payloads | Objectives |
|
1. |
Radio Anatomy of Moon Bound Hypersensitive ionosphere and Atmosphere
(RAMBHA) |
measure the near surface plasma (ions and electrons) density |
|
2. |
Chandra’s Surface Thermo physical Experiment
(ChaSTE) |
measurements of
thermal properties of lunar surface |
| 3. | Instrument for Lunar
Seismic Activity (ILSA) |
To measure seismicity |
| 4. | LASER Retroreflector Array
(LRA) |
To understand the dynamics of Moon system. |
| Sl. No | Rover Payloads | Objectives |
| 1. | LASER Induced Breakdown
Spectroscope (LIBS) |
Elemental analysis to understand
chemical composition of lunar surface |
| 2. | Alpha Particle X-ray
Spectrometer (APXS) |
To determine elemental composition |
| Sl. No | Propulsion Module Payload | Objectives |
|
1. |
Spectro-polarimetry of HAbitable Planet Earth (SHAPE) | spectral and polarimetric measurements of Earth from the lunar orbit |
DISCOVERIES
- Detection of sulfur for the 1st time in the south
- First thermal profile
