Chandrayaan-3, Aditya-L1 mission preparations seen in latest ISRO photos; check them out

While India awaits its return to Moon, Indian Research Organisation (ISRO) has shared glimpses of its preparations for Chandrayaan-3 mission. In a documentary named " on Wheels", which showcased 75 Indian satellites launched to date, ISRO offered a sneak peek into development of future missions. In documentary, scientists were seen working on third lunar mission along with Aditya Solar mission scheduled to launch this year.

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Chandrayaan-3 mission, which suffered delays owing to COVID-19 pandemic, is w in full swing, Union Minister Jitendra Singh had recently confirmed. mission will be India's third attempt to touchdown a lander on Moon after Chandrayaan-2 launched in 2019. Chandrayaan-2 turned out to be partly successful as lander, carrying a rover, crashed during landing on far side of Moon. But, orbiter launched during mission is still functional and will be used for data collection in third lunar mission. 

Aditya L-1 mission

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Ar major mission ISRO is working on is Aditya-L1 solar mission which is likely to launch later this year. ISRO will launch a craft to first Lagrange point- about 15 lakh kilometres from Earth. craft is being launched deep into in order to study a number of solar properties, such as dynamics and origins of coronal mass ejections.

Recently, European ncy (ESA) anunced that it will guide ISRO craft with its global network of antennas.  ncy stated that its 35-metre deep- Estrack antennas, ranging from Australia to Argentina would guide ISRO at every step. 15-metre antenna at Europe’s port in French Guiana's Kourou and commercial 32-metre deep- antenna at Goonhilly station in UK would also be used for additional support. 

"Deep communication is an essential part of any mission. Ground stations keep craft safely connected to Earth as y venture into unkwns and risks of . Without ground station support, it’s impossible to get any data from a craft, to kw how it’s doing, to kw if it is safe or even to kw where it is", Ramesh Chellathurai, ESA Service Manr and Liaison Officer for ISRO had said.