SPACE RACE BETWEEN INDIA & CHINA

         The revolution of the moon around the earth is same as 
that of  its rotation about its axis. Because of which one side 
of moon always faces the earth while the other side remains hidden to the observer from earth. This hidden side actually called the dark side. It is named only because of its hidden surface while observing from earth and not because of  non-reaching of solar light there.

  On Thursday morning this dark side of the moon came in a light and became famous when a China’s National Space Administration (CNSA) landed the rover namely CHANG’E(YUTU-2) on the South Pole Vaitken Basin of moon which is crater on the moon’s surface.

      The name is so chosen from the name of a mythical lunar goddess called"Chang'e" and the numeral "4" indicates the fourth robotic mission.

        Luna 2 was the 1^st successful mission of China on 12 Sept-1959. Since then the  programme of China Lunar Exploration Programme started called as Change’s programme under which multiple robotic mission are processed by CNSA.

This lunar mission is solar powered which provide power for three months to its lunar rover and for a year for its lander. This rover is making the communication to earth through a relay satellite called Queqio.

            The Chang’e 4 ,mission is carrying the Landing Camera,Terrain Camera and Low Frequency Spectrometer on its Lander while on its rover it carries Visible and Near-Infrared Imaging Spectrometer,Panoramic camera and Lunar Penetrating Radar.

         As per the Nikkei Asian Review Beijing is planning to build a research base on the moon for mining of helium-3.Morever the rover is equipped with ground penetration radar which will help in analysis of  inner structures of moon like soil analysis, analysis of rock sample for minerals. The Lunar Rover also carrying a canister filled with air,soil,water,bacterium,silkworm eggs,the seeds of a small flowering plant and a potato so as to create the possible ecosystem of life traces.

         In order to dominate in the field of SPACE RACE between US,Russia and the rising superpowers, India & China has gained its pace due to their day by day technological development.

       
China has already named a 3^rd country after US and Russia in 2013 for successful landing of its rover called Jade Rabbit on the moon. In the same fashion India is planning to launch  Chandrayaan-2, which is scheduled to launch after repeated delays.

      After the launch of Chandrayaan-1 on October 22,2008 from Shriharikota in Andra Pradesh. The Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft to be lauched onboard the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle(GSLV) Mk-3. After reaching the 100km lunar orbit,The lander and rover will get detached from spcacecraft for soft landing on the moons targeted surface.The lander is named as ‘’Vikram’’ in the name of former ISRO chairman Vikram Sarabhai(1963-71) and is a tribute to the pioneer of India’s Space Programme.

       India will become the 4^th country in the world to win this space race after China when Chandrayaan-2 rover lands on the moon targeted surface.

Meanwhile Israel is also planning to launch its Lunar mission in Febraury and so is in competition with India…….

So lets see who wins the fourth space race.

So finally reveled that the much awaited Chandrayan-2 expected to launch between March 25 to end of the April-2019----------By ISRO Chairman Shri K. Sivan.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                   All above images courtsey CNSA


CHANDRAYAAN-2 LAUNCH DATE-15JULY,2019

IMAGES BEFORE LAUNCH BY ISRO(images courtsey:ISRO)

Its finally on 22nd of July-2019....after a long waiting,India set up a milestone in our universe after USA,RUSSIA & CHINA.....and the most important thing is that the cost of the mission is much less than the hollywood films like Avengers End Game. This is the power of India that sky is not the limit for ISRO....very very congrates to ISRO.

This is on 20.08.2019 i.e. today CHANDRAYAN-2 REACHED A STEP AHEAD....ENTERED IN MOONs ORBIT AND EXPECTED TO REACH THE MOONS SURFACE ON 7TH OF SEPTEMBER-2019 AS PER ISRO.




COURTSEY: ISRO

first image taken by CHANRAYAAN-2 today

image updates as on today i.e. 26th of August 2019

by ISRO through the camera of CHANDRAYAAN-2

TODAY IS THE DAY EVERY INDIAN IS WAITING FOR.......INDIA MAKING A MILESTONE AT APPX 1:30Hrs TO 2:30Hrs ON DATED 7th SEPT-2019 TO CREATE A HISTORY......lets be a part of this glorious event live telicasted on most of the channels.....


Here are some key points you have to know about soft landing of CHANDRAYAN-2.

1. ORBITOR

                       Orbitor is of weight 2379 kg along with the electric power generation capacity of 1000 watt.While launching Orbitor will make comminication with INDIAN DEEP SPACE NETWORK(IDSN) at Byalalu as well as VIKRAM LANDER.It is placed in a 100x100km lunar orbit and is having the mission life of one year.

2. LANDER--VIKRAM

                                        The name is a tribute to the father of Indian Space Program...Dr. VIKRAM SARABHAI. The lander is having the weight of 1471kg and of electric power capacity of 650  watt. This will function for 1 lunar day i.e. 14 earth days. It will communicate with IDSN along with ORBOTOR and ROVER. It is so deaigned to soft landing of ROVER on the lunar surface.

3.  ROVER---PRAGYAN

                                         It is a 6 wheel robot of 27kg in weight and of 50watt electric power genaration capability. The name PRAGYAN comes from the sanskrit which means 'wisdom' It can travel upto 500 m nad communicate only with LLANDER-VIKRAM.


Its just an start not the the end......

Just now ISRO Chief K Sivan confirms the location of Chandrayan-2 lander by the thermal image taken by Orbitor.