ISRO Preparing Host of Advanced Science Payloads for Chandrayaan-3 Lander, Rover and Propulsion Modules
Launching NET June, Chandrayaan-3 is targeting a 4 x 2.4-km site between Manzinus N and Manzinus U craters (69.37°S, 32.35°E), ~109km east of planned landing site of Chandrayaan-2 (2019); 1,726-kg lander will carry 7 science instruments including Radio Anatomy of Moon Bound Hypersensitive ionosphere and Atmosphere (RAMBHA) and 9 sensors; 26-kg rover outfitted with Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscope (LIBS) and Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer (APXS); 2,148-kg Propulsion Module will host Spectro-polarimetry of HAbitable Planet Earth (SHAPE) at 100-km polar orbit; Surface operations to be conducted over 1-lunar day / ~14 Earth days