Chandrayaan-2 payloads selected

[Kinetic]

Chandrayaan-2

Chandrayaan-2, India’s second mission to the Moon, will have an Orbiter and Lander-Rover module. ISRO will have the prime responsibility for the Orbiter and Rover; Roskosmos, Russia will be responsible for Lander. Chandrayaan-2 will be launched on India’s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-MkII) around 2012-13 timeframe. The science goals of the mission are to further improve the understanding of the origin and evolution of the Moon using instruments onboard Orbiter and in-situ analysis of lunar samples using Lander and Rover.

The following five payloads are selected for Orbiter.

1. Large Area Soft X-ray Spectrometer (CLASS) and Solar X-ray Monitor (XSM) for mapping the major elements present on the lunar surface.

2. L and S band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) for probing the first few tens of meters of lunar surface for the presence of different constituen including water ice. SAR is expected to provide further evidence confirming the presence of water ice below the shadowed regionsof the moon.

3. Imaging IR Spectrometer (IIRS) for mapping of lunar surface over a wide wavelength range for the study of minerals, water molecules and hydroxyl present.

4. Neutral Mass Spectrometer (ChACE-2) to carry out a detailed study of the lunar exosphere.

5. Terrain Mapping Camera-2 (TMC-2) for preparing a three-dimensional map essential for studying the lunar mineralogy and geology.



Following two scientific payloads selected for Indian Rover would carry out elemental analysis of the lunar surface near the landing site

1. Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscope (LIBS).
2. Alpha Particle Induced X-ray Spectroscope (APIXS).

 

[kingdurgaking]

what is the use... it does not use our own cryogenic engine

 

[Kinetic]

what is the use... it does not use our own cryogenic engine

What are you talking about? GSLV mk II has Indian cryogenic engine. And this type of space exploration and instruments very few countries can develop.


All the instruments developed by various labs of ISRO.

 

[Kyusuibu Honbu]

What are you talking about? GSLV mk II has Indian cryogenic engine. And this type of space exploration and instruments very few countries can develop.

I thought our cryogenic engine test was a failure

 

[Kinetic]

I thought our cryogenic engine test was a failure

This was first test! First flight failure doesn't mean everything is over. Failure is common thing in space launches. Just few days back US launch of a environment monitoring satellite failed. This year there will be another flight of GSLV.

 

[BlueDot_in_Space]

I thought our cryogenic engine test was a failure

Common man! first test failed doesn't mean its the end for gslv project. Isro will soon make the cryo work, their is no other option.

 

[perplexed]

For every organization, there comes a phase when they have to face too many set backs and a phase when things come naturally without much hassles. Right now ISRO is in the former phase. But perseverance and sincerity are the hallmarks of ISRO. They can come out of it time and again. The talent pool is no less than NASA.