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Chandrayaan-3 likely to be launched in second half of 2022

India's lunar Mission, Chandrayaan-3 is likely to be launched during third quarter of 2022. Science & Technology Minister and Minister of State Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said that Chandrayaan-3 realisation resumed after commencement of unlock period and is in matured stage of realisation.

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Chandrayaan-3 likely to be launched in second half of 2022

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Published : Jul 29, 2021, 10:56 AM IST

New Delhi:Chandrayaan-3 is likely to be launched during third quarter of 2022 assuming normal workflow henceforth, the Parliament was told.

"Realisation of Chandrayaan-3 is in progress. The realisation of Chandrayaan-3 involves various process including finalisation of configuration, subsystems realisation, integration, spacecraft level detailed testing and a number of special tests to evaluate the system performance on earth," Science & Technology Minister and Minister of State Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh, told the Lok Sabha in a written reply.

Noting that the realisation progress was hampered due to Covid-19 pandemic, he said that all works that were possible in work-from-home mode were taken up even during the lockdown periods.

Chandrayaan-3 realisation resumed after commencement of unlock period and is in matured stage of realisation, the minister said.

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