What’s this Chandrayaan – 2?
Chandrayaan-2 is India’s second lunar exploration mission after Chandrayaan-1, which will be lifted by bahubali of space launch vehicles, Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III.(GSLV Mk-III).
Ritu Kridhal and M Vanitha are leading the project and mission of the chandrayaan – 2.
Rocket Woman of India : Women in Science – Ritu Kridhal
READ in PDF Format : The Chandrayaan-2 , Detailed Overview By A.K Das
Ritu Karidhal is an Indian scientist working with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Also alumni of IISc.
She was a Deputy Operations Director to India’s Mars orbital mission, Mangalyaan.She has been referred to as a “Rocket Woman” of India.
The Project Director is M Vanitha, an electronics systems engineer, shouldering the entire responsibility of the Chandrayaan-2.
Image : Artistic representation of GSLV-III in the Flight X configuration
Credit : Creative Commons(CC)
Objectives of the Mission :
- The primary objectives of Chandrayaan-2 are to demonstrate the ability to soft-land on the lunar surface.
- Quantify the water available on the moon’s surface.
- Map its Topography, to explore chemicals and minerals such as magnesium, iron,and Helium.
- Chandrayaan-2 will inform the location and abundance of lunar water for exploitation by the future lunar base proposed by the Artemis program.
Design Information and Payload details.
| Launch Vehicle | GSLV Mk-III |
| Gross lift-off mass | 2,379 kg |
| Propellant mass | 1,697 kg |
| Dry mass | 682 kg |
| Earth parking orbit | 170 km perigee and 40,400 km apogee |
| Orbiter (Power) | 1 kW |
| Vikram lander (Power) | 650 W |
| Pragyan rover (Power) | 50 W |
Vikram lander :
The mission will be sending 20 Kg wheeled rover to the moon’s surface, to examine the lunar surface.
Significance :
1.Indigenous mission: 13 instruments from India, one instrument from US space agency, NASA.
2.Future Space Exploration: mission will also expand the country’s footprint in spaceas moon is the perfect test-bed for proving technologies required for future space exploration
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You are welcome 😊😊😊
Loved reading it though all those are known to me but good to see you have shared it.
They have done really a great creating a history making our country proud.
Thank you for reading, just an appreciation… for those people from isro.
Good summary of the mission, Akshay! I appreciate your efforts.
Thank you so much for reading 😊😊
An excellent summary akshay… I am impressed that you specifically mentioned on the rocket woman…
Thank you Ma’am, I respect women scientists, especial the work taking place in ISRO from two people.
We need more engineers and students to take research..