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The Chandrayaan programme (/ ˌ tʃ ʌ n d r ə ˈ j ɑː n / CHUN-drə-YAHN) (Sanskrit: Candra 'Moon', Yāna 'Craft, Vehicle', pronunciation ⓘ) [4] [5] also known as the Indian Lunar Exploration Programme is an ongoing series of outer space missions by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) for the exploration of the Moon.
Chang'e 5-T1 (Chinese: 嫦娥五号T1; pinyin: Cháng'é wǔhào T1) was an experimental robotic spacecraft that was launched to the Moon on 23 October 2014, by the China National Space Administration (CNSA) to conduct atmospheric re-entry tests on the capsule design planned to be used in the Chang'e 5 mission.
ISRO also has government approvals for the Chandrayaan-4 and Chandrayaan-5 missions. The agency will launch three uncrewed Gaganyaan flights before launching a crewed mission. Narayanan further said ISRO is developing the NGLV to launch a space station and land on the moon, as the NGLV is twice the height of a GSLV and carries 30 tons compared ...
This is a list of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) missions. ISRO has carried out 125 spacecraft missions, 92 launch missions [1] and planned several missions including [2] the Gaganyaan (crewed/robotic) and Interplanetary mission such as Lunar Polar Exploration Mission, Chandrayaan-4, Shukrayaan and Mangalyaan-2 (Mars Lander Mission).
The entire duration of the experiment from launch to splashdown was 20 minutes 43 seconds. [ 14 ] After recovery the module was brought to Chennai on 22 December 2014, from where it will be sent to the Satish Dhawan Space Centre for preliminary processing. [ 15 ]
[4] [5] It is envisaged to explore the permanently shadowed regions and to determine the quantity and quality of water on the Moon. [9] JAXA is likely to provide the H3 launch vehicle and the rover, while ISRO would be providing the lander. [10] [11] LUPEX will follow the planned lunar sample-return mission Chandrayaan-4. [4]
Launch date Launch pad Launch Vehicle & Variant Version / Serial [2] Result Notes 5 July 2018 - ISRO Pad Abort Test: PAT: Success Crew Escape System along with the simulated crew module with a mass of 12.6 tonnes, lifted off at 07.00 AM (IST) at the opening of the launch window from its pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota.
This was the fifth consecutive successful launch of the 294-tonne Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle rocket and the second launch to deploy multiple satellites. The 1,108 kg TES satellite carried a one-meter resolution panchromatic camera and was an experimental satellite designed to demonstrate and validate technologies in orbit that could be used ...