The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully landed its Chandrayaan-3 Lander Module on the surface of the Moon. Mission Timeline Chandrayaan-3 launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota Range (SDSC SHAR), India, on July 14, 2023, on a mission to demonstrate new t
At 14:34 CEST on August 23, the Indian Space Research Organisation successfully landed its Chandrayaan-3 Lander Module on the surface of the Moon. Credit: ISROMission Timeline
On August 23, after a nail-biting wait, ISRO confirmed that Chandrayaan-3’s lander had successfully touched down in the Moon’s southern polar region as planned. Communication is an essential part of every space mission. Ground stations on Earth keep operators connected to spacecraft as they venture into the unknown. Without ground station support, it’s impossible to get any data from a spacecraft, to know how it’s doing, to know if it is safe or even to know where it is.
New Norcia received the stream of vital signs from the Chandrayaan-3 lander – information about its health, location, and trajectory – in parallel with the ISRO station. This type of backup support is common during key moments of a space mission such as a landing.ESA’s 35-meter antenna in New Norcia, Australia, tracks the Chandrayaan-3 Lander Module during the morning before its lunar descent.
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