Chandrayaan-3

[Antares JS]

India successfully launched the Chandrayaan-3 this morning. It will be their second attempt to land on the moon, after Chandrayaan-2's Vikram lander failed in 2019. Arrival in lunar orbit is supposed to be August 5th and the landing on August 23rd.

Best wishes for success to ISRO.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandrayaan-3

 

[Huxter]

Would love to see close-up pics of the south pole. Good luck ISRO!

 

[Marc_G]

I remember the landing attempt in 2019. Hoping for a better outcome this time around!

 

[cls]

The launch vehicle LVM3 GSLV mk III is a husky, fine looking machine.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LVM3

Would be a fun modelling challenge. Too bad it doesn't have fins.

 

[Hobie1dog]

looking forward to a successful landing this time

 

[Hobie1dog]

The launch vehicle LVM3 GSLV mk III is a husky, fine looking machine.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LVM3

Would be a fun modelling challenge. Too bad it doesn't have fins.

 

[bad_idea]

I love that LVM3 / GSLV Mk. III is known as "the Fat Boy."

 

[kuririn]

I love that LVM3 / GSLV Mk. III is known as "the Fat Boy."

Looks like an Ariane V.

 

[Antares JS]

Looks like an Ariane V.

A bit, but the SRB's are definitely thicker compared to the core than with the Ariane 5.

 

[cvanc]

Great lookin' bird and best wishes to the mission.

It's got an unusual flight profile: The center core does not light on the ground, it lights at SRP sep! The solids work alone up to that point.

 

[kuririn]

Chandrayaan 3 has successfully entered lunar orbit.
Correction burns over the next few days to tweak the orbit.
Landing attempt expected on Aug. 23

 

[aerostadt]

It looks like the nation of India will not be alone in the vicinity of the lunar south pole. A Russian moon lander is on its way.
https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/08/10/russia-shoots-for-the-moon-for-the-first-time-since-1976/

 

[Antares JS]

It looks like the nation of India will not be alone in the vicinity of the lunar south pole. A Russian moon lander is on its way.
https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/08/10/russia-shoots-for-the-moon-for-the-first-time-since-1976/

I'm not particularly confident in any Russian mission, but we'll see what happens. The timeline of Luna 25 makes the JWST look like a smooth and efficient development program.

 

[Peartree]

I'm not particularly confident in any Russian mission, but we'll see what happens. The timeline of Luna 25 makes the JWST look like a smooth and efficient development program.

 

[Antares JS]

Unfortunate, but not surprising. Let's hope India does better in a few days.

https://spacenews.com/luna-25-crashes-into-moon-after-orbit-maneuver/

 

[kuririn]

Live coverage of the landing attempt starts in about 23 hours.

 

[Antares JS]

Live stream is starting shortly.

 

[OverTheTop]

Go ISRO! Best of luck for the landing.

 

[OverTheTop]

Brilliant! Nice landing. Very well-deserved for a great space-fairing nation.

 

[Hobie1dog]

 

[Scott_650]

Watching the lander go into its final hover mode was nerve wracking!

 

[Marc_G]

Is there a live updates somewhere for the rover?

 

[jsdemar]

Rover deploying.

 

[cls]

Congratulations ISRO! Well done

 

[MetricRocketeer]

Great work by India and the ISRO! Congratulations.

 

[kuririn]

Video posted by ISRO of the landing.

 

[Antares JS]

It's kind of funny that India pulled this off while their former colonizer is the only nation to give up orbital launch capability after having it.

 

[Marc_G]

So far no signal from the lander after it has been in the sun for several Earth days following the end of Lunar night at its location. The cold probably spelled the end for the further use of the rover. Any such awakening would have been a bonus on top of the main mission objectives. Well done ISRO!