ISRO’s new mission
India’s space exploration was started after the establishment of the Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) in 1962. However, the Indian space programme was institutionalised after the formation of ISRO in November 1969. ISRO’s journey begins from vision to reality and aims to improve space technology for national development. Through this ISRO was focused on bringing benefits to common people which led them to address issues like telecommunication, rural development, education, telecommunication and weather forecasting. ISRO within the last few years done the Chandrayaan series for the purpose of exploring the moon. This improves the status of India in space exploration.
Cabinet approved ISRO’s new space mission
It was reported that the Union Cabinet has approved the new moon mission or the development of the Venus Orbiter Mission (VOM). Through this mission, the government were ensured to explore or research the earth’s closest planets. ISRO is considered to develop and launch spacecraft and focus on monitoring and managing projects. The main purpose of the Chandrayaan 4 mission is to explore space technologies and aim to return to Earth after a successful landing on the lunar surface. Therefore, this mission includes developing a sophisticated spacecraft which has the ability to land on the moon successfully for collecting lunar samples for bringing them back to Earth for detailed analysis.
Through this India will be able to return moon samples first time which is considered a milestone for the nation. Additionally, the project developers of the Chandrayaan 4 mission ensured that the ground communication links were maintained which were essential for providing support to continuous communication throughout the whole mission from the various phases of the mission including landing and return to Earth. Therefore, along with the Chandrayaan 4 mission the cabinet further gives the green signal to Venus Orbiter Mission. Therefore, the Chandrayaan 4 Mission cost around 2104.06 crore.
Therefore, it was expected that the mission would be completed within 36 months. Additionally, the Government of India further allocated 1236 crore Venus Orbiter Mission. Among the budget, 824 crores were sent on the spacecraft. This cost includes the development or realization of the spacecraft or the technological elements. As per the scientist Venus and Earth were formed on similar conditions. However, it is believed that it was once habitable like Earth.
Through mission will support ISRO to improve its understanding of knowledge regarding planetary environments and help them to understand the evaluation of both planets. The government of India accepted this mission as per the expanded vision for the Indian Space program which was a part of Amrit Kaal. Along with this, it was observed that ISRO focus to set its insights to its insights of creating an Indian Space Station (Bharatiya Antariksh Station) by the end of the year 2035 and focus on landing on the moon by the end of the year 2040.
Chandrayaan 1: ISRO’s Chandrayaan 1 was considered as India’s first mission to moon. This was launched on October 22, 2008. This spacecraft was launched from Sriharikota. However, the spacecraft was orbiting around the moon at a height of 100 KM from the surface of the moon. The aim of this spacecraft was to take chemical mineralogical or photo-geologic mapping of the moon.
Additionally, the spacecraft carried 11 scientific instruments which were built by India, Sweden, Bulgaria, Germany, the USA and the UK. The mission was remote sensing and planetary Science with 1380 kg mass the spacecraft was launched with the help of PSLV-C11. The life of this mission was 2 years. After completing all the mission objectives, the spacecraft was raised to 200 km in May 2009. However, on August 29, 2009, the spacecraft lost its communication.
Chandrayaan 2: The Chandrayaan 2 mission is the second lunar mission of ISRO which was highly complex. In comparison with the first mission, it was very complicated as it was comprised of an Orbiter, Lander and Rover. The purpose of this mission was to explore the unexplored South Pole of the Moon. This spacecraft was launched through a vehicle called GSLV-MK III – M1. The scientist of ISRO designed this mission for lunar scientific knowledge for detailed study of mineral identification and distribution, surface chemical composition, topography, seismography, thermo-physical characteristics of topsoil and composition of the tenuous lunar atmosphere. This was helpful for understanding the origin or evaluation of the Moon.
Chandrayaan 3: Chandrayaan 3 was the follow up mission of Chandrayaan 2. Under this mission, ISRO ensures a safe landing on the moon’s surface. The spacecraft consists of Lander and Rover which were launched with the help of LVM3 from Sriharikota. The propulsion module which was like a spacecraft engine carried both the lander and rover close to the moon. Therefore, it settled on a lunar orbit which was set above 100 km above the lunar surface.
After settling this on the orbit, the module carried a specific tool called SHAPE (Spectro-polarimetry of Habitable Planet Earth). Therefore, the work of this tool was to study the Earth from far away measuring the light of Earth’s atmosphere. This was effective for understanding the Earth’s atmosphere or weather. This was effective for the scientists to detect life on other planets by using a similar method.
FAQ
1. From which year India’s space exploration was started?
1962 after the establishment of the Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR).
2. What is the formation date of ISRO?
November 1969.
3. How many Chandrayaan series were done by ISRO?
3 Chandrayaan missions were done by ISRO and recently Chandrayaan 4 got a green signal from the cabinet.
4. How much budget was allocated by the government of India for the Chandrayaan 4 mission?
2104.06 crore.
5. Which mission of ISRO has been approved by the government of India recently?
Chandrayaan 4 and Venus Orbiter Mission (VOM).
6. How much budget was allocated by the government of India for the Venus Orbiter Mission (VOM)?
1236 crore.
7. When was the Chandrayaan 1 was launched?
October 22, 2008 from Sriharikota.
8. Through which launch vehicle Chandrayaan 1 were launched?
PSLV- C11.
9. Through which launch vehicle Chandrayaan 2 were launched?
GSLV-MK III – M1.
10. Through which launch vehicle Chandrayaan 3 were launched?
LVM3 from Sriharikota.
