Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions

Pratyush · Post by **Pratyush** » 14 Jul 2023 14:39

Payload faring seperated.

sanman · Post by **sanman** » 14 Jul 2023 14:40

Kerbal Space Program: Naarmal Edition

Tanaji · Post by **Tanaji** » 14 Jul 2023 14:40

Performance naaarmal!

Pratyush · Post by **Pratyush** » 14 Jul 2023 14:41

3rd stage ignition.

Dilbu · Post by **Dilbu** » 14 Jul 2023 14:41

Cryo stage ignited.

Kailash · Post by **Kailash** » 14 Jul 2023 14:44

Cryo stage performance normal

Pratyush · Post by **Pratyush** » 14 Jul 2023 14:52

Vehicle seperated.

Earth orbit insertion done.

Kailash · Post by **Kailash** » 14 Jul 2023 14:52

chandrayaan separated, Congratulations

Tanaji · Post by **Tanaji** » 14 Jul 2023 14:52

Mission completed! Flawless!!

Cybaru · Post by **Cybaru** » 14 Jul 2023 14:53

sat separated - wow

Dilbu · Post by **Dilbu** » 14 Jul 2023 14:53

Congratulations ISRO!!

nrshah · Post by **nrshah** » 14 Jul 2023 14:55

Congratulations

SSridhar · Post by **SSridhar** » 14 Jul 2023 14:55

Very precise orbit

arshyam · Post by **arshyam** » 14 Jul 2023 14:58

Well done, ISRO! Looks like LVM3 (formerly known as GSLV Mk III) is becoming boring like the PSLV. Good place to be.

Cybaru · Post by **Cybaru** » 14 Jul 2023 14:59

What a beauty! No fuss, no muss... well done... congratulations!

Nsmith · Post by **Nsmith** » 14 Jul 2023 15:05

It had been years since I was this nervous and excited about an ISRO launch. So glad everything was "naarmal" onlee!

You could see the relief and jubilation on everyone's faces when the cryo stage ignition was confirmed. Now hoping we achieve a successful soft landing on the lunar south pole. Thanks Dilbu saar for his selfless service to the nation with anti-jinx!!

Dilbu · Post by **Dilbu** » 14 Jul 2023 15:10

Chandrayaan 3 will not successfully soft land onlee.

arvin · Post by **arvin** » 14 Jul 2023 15:12

Congratulations ISRO!!

Ashokk · Post by **Ashokk** » 14 Jul 2023 17:54

S200 separation from ISRO twitter feed

RoyG · Post by **RoyG** » 14 Jul 2023 18:19

Nice launch viewing angle. Congrats ISRO and India.

https://twitter.com/flyingbeast320/stat ... 61985?s=20

Srikanth P · Post by **Srikanth P** » 14 Jul 2023 20:20

Nice video, electrifying environment..so many school kids and elderly too... And of course - great view

Anant · Post by **Anant** » 14 Jul 2023 20:25

Saw it live I think at 4am Iowa time in the US. Never gets old. Never gets boring. Tears and goosebumps every single time. Congrats India and ISRO and to all Indians. Praying for a safe landing on the moon this time!

bala · Post by **bala** » 14 Jul 2023 20:42

Just reviewed the YT on the launch of Chandrayaan-3. So very thrilling to see the entire Bharat nation's hopes, hardwork, dedication, enthusiasm towards the Moon/Chandra launch. Growing up one heard about other nation's space journeys and one wondered when will India be up there. India's space program is yielding so many missions - Mars, Moon, Sun and much more. I am confident that Chandrayaan 3 will achieve soft landing on the Moon. Congrats ISRO!

Tanaji · Post by **Tanaji** » 14 Jul 2023 21:27

For the fans of performance naarmal:

This of the guy who announces it

https://twitter.com/GSLV_MK3/status/1651471043817779203

chetak · Post by **chetak** » 14 Jul 2023 21:33

Ashokk · Post by **Ashokk** » 14 Jul 2023 21:49

Lift-off, tracking and onboard views video

sanman · Post by **sanman** » 14 Jul 2023 21:57

From the follow-up post-launch press conference:

sanman · Post by **sanman** » 15 Jul 2023 00:28

Chandrayaan-3 / LVM3-M4 Onboard Camera Views

sanman · Post by **sanman** » 15 Jul 2023 02:01

Solar arrays may have been activated

https://twitter.com/coastal8049/status/ ... 3090684928

sanman · Post by **sanman** » 15 Jul 2023 02:31

sanman · Post by **sanman** » 15 Jul 2023 03:52

SriKumar · Post by **SriKumar** » 15 Jul 2023 04:27

7 LVMs launched and all 7 seccussful. Cryogenic ignition working well. Next stop: Aug 23rd.
I hope they control the TV cameras in Mission Control better this time.....and keep Pallav Bagla (NDTV) out of the press conference post-landing, after what he did the last time.

vimal · Post by **vimal** » 15 Jul 2023 04:48

Launch video from audience gallery

https://twitter.com/rocketgyan/status/1 ... GHFZ-1lhNw

hgupta · Post by **hgupta** » 15 Jul 2023 05:21

SriKumar wrote: ↑15 Jul 2023 04:27 7 LVMs launched and all 7 seccussful. Cryogenic ignition working well. Next stop: Aug 23rd.
I hope they control the TV cameras in Mission Control better this time.....and keep Pallav Bagla (NDTV) out of the press conference post-landing, after what he did the last time.

What did he do last time? Do not recall the details.

disha · Post by **disha** » 15 Jul 2023 05:22

LVM3 looked majestic on the launch pedestal and here are key visual moments

1. The launch countdown and T0 (at 35:14 in video)

[youtube]q2ueCg9bvvQ?t=2114[/youtube]

2. Slight turn in the LVM (at 35:21 to 32:23 in video) or T+7s to T+9s

[youtube]q2ueCg9bvvQ?t=2128[/youtube]

[c] 3. LVM3 preparing itself for a photoshoot of the day at T+10s to T+13s

[youtube]q2ueCg9bvvQ?t=2131[/youtube]

[d] 4. LVM3 crossing the MaxQ boundary, not precisely, but one can see the vapour cones forming (at T+15s to T+17s)

[youtube]q2ueCg9bvvQ?t=2151[/youtube]

[e] 5. As usual the ISRO cameraman have different interests. When BRF Posters want to watch the statistics, they get this & this & this ...

[youtube]q2ueCg9bvvQ?t=2462[/youtube]

[youtube]q2ueCg9bvvQ?t=2470[/youtube]

[youtube]q2ueCg9bvvQ?t=2985[/youtube]

[f] And to mess with people who want to see the stats, here is what the ISRO presenters do

[youtube]q2ueCg9bvvQ?t=2558[/quote]

Launch was spectacular. Congrats ISRO on crossing the major first step flawlessly.

PS: Looks like providing a timestamp of "?t=2558" in the youtube embed messes up the forum software.

sanman · Post by **sanman** » 15 Jul 2023 05:32

disha · Post by **disha** » 15 Jul 2023 05:41

hgupta wrote: ↑15 Jul 2023 05:21 What did he do last time? Do not recall the details.

What does not he do? He (Ballav Pagla) interrupts at the wrong time with a very wrong statement and messes up the flow of the interviewee who is going into proper details of the science or tech discussion happening.

For example, when you want to see how the GG CUS is imparting velocity just prior to CUS CutOff (~9.2 Kms/S), the camera pans over to some members who are in the guest lobby and just chit-chatting. That's ballav pagla for you.

And that's the least of his sacrileges. Imagine during LVM3 launch countdown, someone start asking about how the rover will behave and during lunar orbit capture, someone start asking about the launch parameters. That's ballav pagla for you.

sanman · Post by **sanman** » 15 Jul 2023 05:53

hgupta wrote: ↑15 Jul 2023 05:21
SriKumar wrote: ↑15 Jul 2023 04:27 keep Pallav Bagla (NDTV) out of the press conference post-landing, after what he did the last time.
What did he do last time? Do not recall the details.

He started heckling / hollering at the ISRO spokesman who came to face the press immediately following the CY-2 landing failure, claiming that ISRO Chairman Sivan himself should have come instead.

SriKumar · Post by **SriKumar** » 15 Jul 2023 06:21

^^^ EXactly. And boy was he arrogant. I can not find the video of Bagla talking but he pretty much yelled at the ISRO spokesman who came to the stage asking 'why are you here?', 'why is the director not here'. He was preparing to take him to task for the 'failure'. Sivan was busy assessing the situation and had a hundred things to do. I lost respect for Bagla after that. I do have a feeling he will be allowed in though. I saw a video of him interviewing S. Somnath for the current mission a couple of days ago. So the self-important journalist is likely to get press credentials for the Aug 23 presser.

sanman · Post by **sanman** » 15 Jul 2023 08:23

https://twitter.com/sudarsansand/status ... 8602029058