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Indian Space Research OrganizationLaunch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III)Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Chandrayaan-3
Launched
July 14, 2023 · 09:05 UTC
Summary
Chandrayaan-3 launched on an Indian Space Research Organization Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III) from Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India on July 14, 2023 at 09:05 UTC. The launch window ran from 08:00 to 10:00 UTC. It was Indian Space Research Organization's 85th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 6,472nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III) flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Lunar Orbit (LO). Chandrayaan-3, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 146 × 36,314 km orbit inclined 21.3°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Lunar Exploration · Lunar Orbit (LO)
- Milestone
- 7th Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III) flight · 2nd this yearIndian Space Research Organization's 85th launch5th this yearhumanity's 6,472nd orbital launch attempt104th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Chandrayaan-3 · NORAD 57320 · 2023-098 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2023-098A
- Epoch
- 2023-07-14 04:16:22 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.24991467 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7350849
- Inclination
- 21.315°
- Ascending node
- 8.8322°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.0282°
- Mean anomaly
- 188.8377°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage
- Chandrayaan-3 · NORAD 57320 · left Earth orbit August 1, 2023
- Chandrayaan-3 PM · NORAD 57770 · left Earth orbit August 1, 2023
GSLV-3 M4 Stage 2 · re-entered November 15, 2023
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Chandrayaan-3 is India's third mission to the Moon. It repeats most of the failed Chandrayaan-2 mission, with only a lander and rover. After a controlled descent, the lander will perform a soft landing on the lunar surface at a specified site and deploy the rover. The six-wheeled rover weighs around 20 kg and will operate on solar power. It will move around the landing site, performing lunar surface chemical analysis and relaying data back to Earth through the orbiter. The lander will be collecting data on Moon-quakes, thermal properties of the lunar surface, the density and variation of lunar surface plasma. Altogether, the Chandrayaan-3 mission will collect scientific information on lunar topography, mineralogy, elemental abundance, lunar exosphere and signatures of hydroxyl and water-ice.
Pad
Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
26th launch from Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad, 3rd this year · 89th from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Local pad time at liftoff: Jul 14, 2:35 PM GMT+5:30, in daylight
33 launches from this pad · 105 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
46 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success confirmed
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff
Nosu · 7/14/2023 · source
Livestream has started
LL2 · 7/14/2023 · source
Added T-0 seconds.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/13/2023 · source
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/6/2023 · source
Delayed to July 14 per NOTAM A1845/23
Nosu · 7/5/2023
Updated T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/28/2023 · source
NET July 13, per NOTAM A1766/23
Nosu · 6/28/2023
Added launch window.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/21/2023 · source
NET July 12
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/21/2023 · source
Questions
When did Chandrayaan-3 launch?
Chandrayaan-3 launched on July 14, 2023 at 09:05 UTC. The launch window ran from 08:00 to 10:00 UTC.
Where can I watch Chandrayaan-3?
Coverage: Launch of LVM3-M4/CHANDRAYAAN-3 Mission from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Chandrayaan-3?
Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III), flown by Indian Space Research Organization. Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III) spec sheet
Where did Chandrayaan-3 launch from?
Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India. Liftoff was Jul 14, 2:35 PM GMT+5:30 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Chandrayaan-3 reach?
Chandrayaan-3, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 146 × 36,314 km orbit inclined 21.3°.
How many satellites did Chandrayaan-3 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).