Chandrayaan-3 is scheduled for launch in August 2022: Science and Technology Minister

Under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi, India is ready to make significant progress in the field of space exploration. After the successful mission of Chandrayaan-1 and Chandrayaan-2, India is ready to launch Chandrayaan-3 in August this year.

Informing the Lok Sabha, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said, “Chandrayaan-3 is scheduled for launch in August 2022.”

Dr Singh responded to a question in the Lok Sabha and said, “Based on the learnings from Chandrayaan-2 and suggestions made by the national level experts, the realization of Chandrayaan-3 is in progress. Many related hardware and their special tests are successfully completed and the Launch is scheduled for August 2022.”

He added, “The number of missions planned during 2022 (Jan to Dec'22) are 19 viz., 08 Launch Vehicle Missions, 07 Spacecraft Missions and 04 Technology Demonstrator Missions.”

The Minister was of the view that several ongoing missions have been impacted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Also, reprioritization of projects has taken place in the back drop of Space Sector reforms and newly introduced demand driven models,” the Minister said while presenting all he space exploration missions which were realized in last 3 years.