The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on Wednesday said that the cryogenic upper stage of the LVM3 M4 launch vehicle, which successfully injected the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft into its intended orbit on July 14 this year, entered the Earth’s atmosphere uncontrolled around approximately 2:42 PM IST today.
“The likely point of impact was predicted over the North Pacific Ocean. The last ground track was not over India,” ISRO said in a statement.
The return of the rocket body NORAD id 57321 occurred within 124 days after launch. Thus, the post-mission orbital life of the LVM3 M4 cryogenic upper stage fully complies with the “25-year rule” for low Earth orbit objects as recommended by the Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordinating Committee (IADC), the ISRO statement read.
After the injection of Chandrayaan-3, the upper stage had also undergone “passivation” to remove all residual propellants and energy sources to minimize the risks of accidental explosions as per the space debris mitigation guidelines prescribed by the United Nations and the IADC, it said. was declared.
“Passivation and post-mission disposal of this rocket body in accordance with internationally accepted guidelines reaffirms India’s commitment to maintaining the long-term sustainability of its space activities,” the ISRO added.
In addition, the Indian Space Agency today invited innovative ideas and designs of robot rovers from the youth for future missions.
“In line with this vision, UR Rao Satellite Center (URSC)/ISRO is appealing to the youth of India for innovative ideas and designs of robotic rovers for future missions by conducting a space robotics challenge with an aim to provide development opportunities in space robotics to the participating entities and to leverage the creative thinking among the youth of our nation for interplanetary ISRO missions,” ISRO said.
“This is an invitation to the student community for the design and realization of a ‘Wheeled/Legged Rover’ that includes the development of complete hardware and software. The solutions provided by the students in IRoC-U 2024 have a greater chance of be included in ISRO’s future interplanetary robotics missions,” ISRO added.
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Updated: Nov 16, 2023 00:08 IST