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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.
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).
Image of Chandrayaan-3 Lander as captured by OHRC camera aboard Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter Chandrayaan-3 Lander on the Moon imaged by rover Pragyan 15 meters away Pragyan roll out. On 23 August 2023, as the lander approached the low point of its orbit, its four engines fired as a braking manoeuvre at 30 kilometres (19 mi) above the Moon's surface.
— LVM3-M4/CHANDRAYAAN-3 MISSION (@chandrayaan_3) August 6, 2023 Saturday’s achievement marks the third time in succession that ISRO has successfully inserted a spacecraft into lunar orbit.
No country has ever managed a soft landing on the lunar south pole – yet
Chandrayaan-1, Chandrayaan-2 and Mangalyaan Mylswamy Annadurai is an Indian scientist working as vice president for Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Chairman, Board of Governors, National Design and Research Forum.
On 18 September 2024, Chandrayaan-4 received approval from The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for ₹ 2,104.06 crore (US$240 million) and is expected to be completed within 36 months. [17] [18] The mission will have five modules that will be carried to space on two different launches. The mission is designed to land on ...
One of the main advantages of having the DSN at Byalalu was its saucer-like shape that would help in blocking radio frequency disturbances. The DSN was initially set up to track Chandrayaan I, India's first lunar mission; as of September 2014, it is being used to track the ongoing Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), known as Mangalyaan. [1] [2] [3]