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After Chandrayaan-1 launched in 2008 was a success, ISRO is gearing up to successfully land its very first lunar rover by the end of March 2018, as part of its Chandrayaan-II mission.
ISRO chairman Dr K Sivan said that the organisation has identified two locations for the landing on moon. "We have identified two locations and will be choosing one. No other moon mission has landed in this area,” Dr K Sivan said according to a TOI report.
ISRO is planning to launch in April from Sriharikota. After its launch from Sriharikota, it will take one or two months time for the orbiter to reach moon's orbit, the ISRO chief said.
"After reaching the moon's orbit, the lander will get detached from the orbiter and do a soft-landing near the south pole of the moon. The 6-wheeled rover fixed within the lander will get detached and move on the lunar surface. The rover has been designed in such a way that it will have power to spend a lunar day or 14 Earth days on the moon's surface and walk up to 150-200 km. It will do several experiments and on-site chemical analysis of the surface," Dr Sivan said.
ISRO is also planning to send three unmanned vehicles which include, an orbiter craft that will hover above the moon’s surface, plus a rover and a lander that will safely plop that rover on the moon.
If everything goes according the plan, this mission on the Moon will be completed in 14 Earth days, that's just enough time for the Moon to make one full orbit around our planet.
During the 14 earth days stay in the moon, the rover will only take 15 minutes time to send images and data of the lunar surface back to the Earth through the orbiter.
This will be the ISRO's first attempt to get a more delicate and precise up-close look at the lunar surface.
Earlier, Chandrayaan-1 was launched from Sriharikota off the East coast of India at an estimated value of $83 million. ISRO’s 5-foot by 5-foot cube made it into lunar orbit and discovered some “magmatic water” on a Moon crater. But, in November 2008, the spacecraft crashed into the Moon and got lost in the lunar orbit. The craft had fulfilled almost 80 percent of its tasks before it lost contact with ISRO. It was found again by NASA in 2016.
Gearing up for its most challenging space mission, Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) is leaving no stone unturned to make the Chandrayaan-2 (lunar-2) mission a success. Unlike the first lunar mission when a PSLV rocket carried the spacecraft to the moon's orbit, this time heavy-payload lifter GSLV Mk II will launch the spacecraft weighing 3,290kg as the module will carry an orbiter, a rover and a lander to the moon.
Giving exclusive details about the mission, Isro chairman Dr K Sivan told TOI, "Chandraayan-2 is a challenging mission as for the first time we will carry an orbiter, a lander and a rover to the moon. The launch date schedule is sometime in April. Once the GSLV rocket carrying the spacecraft is launched from Sriharikota, the orbiter will reach the moon's orbit in one to two months. (The moon's orbit is 3,82,000km away from the earth's surface)."
Dr Sivan said, "After reaching the moon's orbit, the lander will get detached from the orbiter and do a soft-landing near the south pole of the moon. The 6-wheeled rover fixed within the lander will get detached and move on the lunar surface. The rover has been designed in such a way that it will have power to spend a lunar day or 14 Earth days on the moon's surface and walk up to 150-200 metres. It will do several experiments and on-site chemical analysis of the surface."
The Isro chairman said, "The rover will then send data and images of the lunar surface back to the Earth through the orbiter within 15 minutes.
After spending 14 earth days, the rover will go in a sleep mode. We are hoping the rover will again come alive whenever that part of the moon (where the rover will land) gets sunlight and recharges the rover's solar cells. Besides the rover, the orbiter will also capture images of the moon while orbiting it."
The news comes from the Times of India (TOI) which reported some exclusive details about the ISRO's upcoming mission to the moon.
The news comes from ISRO chairman, Dr K Sivan who told the Times of India that the Chandrayaan 2 is challenging mission as it will be the first time that the organisation will carry an orbiter, a lander and a rover to the moon.
It was only recently revealed that launch data is now scheduled for sometime in the month of April and will be launched from Sriharikota where the orbiter will reach the moon's orbit in about two months.
Once in the moon's orbit, the lander will get detached from the orbiter and then perform a soft-landing near the south pole of the moon. Once it touches ground, the 6-wheeled rover will have enough power for 14 Earth days on the moon's surface.
Sivan also told the publication that the rover is capable of covering a range of 150-200 km. Once on up and running, it will conduct several experiments with on-site chemical analysis of the surface.
The rover has then been programmed to send images to Earth relaying them to the orbiter, which should reach the Earth in 15 minutes.
After one moon day, the rover will go into a sleep mode and will then wake up once the sun's rays fall on it.
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After Chandrayaan-1 launched in 2008 was a success, ISRO is gearing up to successfully land its very first lunar rover by the end of March 2018, as part of its Chandrayaan-II mission.
ISRO chairman Dr K Sivan said that the organisation has identified two locations for the landing on moon. "We have identified two locations and will be choosing one. No other moon mission has landed in this area,” Dr K Sivan said according to a TOI report.
ISRO is planning to launch in April from Sriharikota. After its launch from Sriharikota, it will take one or two months time for the orbiter to reach moon's orbit, the ISRO chief said.
"After reaching the moon's orbit, the lander will get detached from the orbiter and do a soft-landing near the south pole of the moon. The 6-wheeled rover fixed within the lander will get detached and move on the lunar surface. The rover has been designed in such a way that it will have power to spend a lunar day or 14 Earth days on the moon's surface and walk up to 150-200 km. It will do several experiments and on-site chemical analysis of the surface," Dr Sivan said.
ISRO is also planning to send three unmanned vehicles which include, an orbiter craft that will hover above the moon’s surface, plus a rover and a lander that will safely plop that rover on the moon.
If everything goes according the plan, this mission on the Moon will be completed in 14 Earth days, that's just enough time for the Moon to make one full orbit around our planet.
During the 14 earth days stay in the moon, the rover will only take 15 minutes time to send images and data of the lunar surface back to the Earth through the orbiter.
This will be the ISRO's first attempt to get a more delicate and precise up-close look at the lunar surface.
Earlier, Chandrayaan-1 was launched from Sriharikota off the East coast of India at an estimated value of $83 million. ISRO’s 5-foot by 5-foot cube made it into lunar orbit and discovered some “magmatic water” on a Moon crater. But, in November 2008, the spacecraft crashed into the Moon and got lost in the lunar orbit. The craft had fulfilled almost 80 percent of its tasks before it lost contact with ISRO. It was found again by NASA in 2016.
Gearing up for its most challenging space mission, Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) is leaving no stone unturned to make the Chandrayaan-2 (lunar-2) mission a success. Unlike the first lunar mission when a PSLV rocket carried the spacecraft to the moon's orbit, this time heavy-payload lifter GSLV Mk II will launch the spacecraft weighing 3,290kg as the module will carry an orbiter, a rover and a lander to the moon.
Giving exclusive details about the mission, Isro chairman Dr K Sivan told TOI, "Chandraayan-2 is a challenging mission as for the first time we will carry an orbiter, a lander and a rover to the moon. The launch date schedule is sometime in April. Once the GSLV rocket carrying the spacecraft is launched from Sriharikota, the orbiter will reach the moon's orbit in one to two months. (The moon's orbit is 3,82,000km away from the earth's surface)."
Dr Sivan said, "After reaching the moon's orbit, the lander will get detached from the orbiter and do a soft-landing near the south pole of the moon. The 6-wheeled rover fixed within the lander will get detached and move on the lunar surface. The rover has been designed in such a way that it will have power to spend a lunar day or 14 Earth days on the moon's surface and walk up to 150-200 metres. It will do several experiments and on-site chemical analysis of the surface."
The Isro chairman said, "The rover will then send data and images of the lunar surface back to the Earth through the orbiter within 15 minutes.
After spending 14 earth days, the rover will go in a sleep mode. We are hoping the rover will again come alive whenever that part of the moon (where the rover will land) gets sunlight and recharges the rover's solar cells. Besides the rover, the orbiter will also capture images of the moon while orbiting it."
On testing of lunar components, Dr Sivan said, "All three components of the lunar module are almost ready. Currently, their integration is going on. Once the module is ready, it will have to go through rigorous tests." On fixing launch date, he said, "The launch date will depend on various factors like the moon's relative position with respect to the Earth.
Once the GSLV is launched, it will put the spacecraft in the 170 km x 20,000 km elliptical orbit. From the elliptical orbit, the craft will be manoeuvred towards the lunar orbit by firing thrusters. Therefore, we expect it to reach the lunar orbit in two months."
Once the GSLV is launched, it will put the spacecraft in the 170 km x 20,000 km elliptical orbit. From the elliptical orbit, the craft will be manoeuvred towards the lunar orbit by firing thrusters. Therefore, we expect it to reach the lunar orbit in two months."
Shedding more light on the Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) Chandrayaan 2mission, the ISRO chief now claims that the rover will spend a good 14 days on the moon's surface.
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The rover being tested at a facility in Bengaluru. Image: ISRO.
The news comes from ISRO chairman, Dr K Sivan who told the Times of India that the Chandrayaan 2 is challenging mission as it will be the first time that the organisation will carry an orbiter, a lander and a rover to the moon.
It was only recently revealed that launch data is now scheduled for sometime in the month of April and will be launched from Sriharikota where the orbiter will reach the moon's orbit in about two months.
Once in the moon's orbit, the lander will get detached from the orbiter and then perform a soft-landing near the south pole of the moon. Once it touches ground, the 6-wheeled rover will have enough power for 14 Earth days on the moon's surface.
Sivan also told the publication that the rover is capable of covering a range of 150-200 km. Once on up and running, it will conduct several experiments with on-site chemical analysis of the surface.
The rover has then been programmed to send images to Earth relaying them to the orbiter, which should reach the Earth in 15 minutes.
After one moon day, the rover will go into a sleep mode and will then wake up once the sun's rays fall on it.
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