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15-02-2025 | 16:05 PM
Chandrayaan-4 Mission
Recently, the Ministry of Science and Technology, confirmed that India will launch Chandrayaan-4 to bring back samples from the moon’s surface to the Earth in 2027.
- It will involve at least two separate launches of the heavy-lift LVM-3 rocket that will carry five different components to be assembled in orbit.
Chandrayaan-1
- It was launched by ISRO in 2008.
- It was India’s first lunar mission which made India the fifth country to reach the Moon.
- Findings: Confirmed the presence of water molecules on the lunar surface.
Chandrayaan-2
- It was launched in 2019.
- It consists of an indigenous orbiter, a lander (Vikram), and a rover (Pragyan).
- Objective: To achieve a soft landing on the lunar surface.
- ISRO lost communication with the lander just before touchdown, resulting in a crash landing.
- Findings: Confirmed the findings of Chandryaan 1 and provided crucial data on the Moon’s surface and atmosphere.
Chandrayaan-3
- It was launched in 2019.
- It was a follow-up of mission Chandrayaan-2.
- It consists of a Lander (Vikram), a Propulsion, and a Rover (Pragyan).
- Objective: To demonstrate India’s ability to soft landing on the Lunar Surface
- Outcome: It has successfully achieved a soft landing on the Moon’s south pole in 2023.
