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Indian Space Research Organization · Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

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LVM-3 | Chandrayaan-4 First Launch

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What this is

This LVM-3 (GSLV Mk III) is aimed farther than a lap around Earth. Indian Space Research Organization is sending it from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India. The ride starts as a very loud climb, then a long quiet coast.

Indian Space Research Organization is flying a LVM-3 (GSLV Mk III) from Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India. Mission: Chandrayaan-4 First Launch. Chandrayaan-4 is a planned lunar sample-return mission of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and will be the fourth mission of its Chandrayaan programme. The mission consist of five modules, namely the DM (Descender Module), AM (Ascender Module), TM (Transfer Module), RM (Re-entry Module) and PM (Propulsion Module). The planned mission life is 1 lunar day and the landing site will be near the Lunar South Pole. The first launch will lift the DM (Descender Module) and AM (Ascender Module) to orbit. Planned orbit: Lunar Orbit. Status: To Be Determined. Current date is a placeholder or rough estimation based on unreliable or interpreted sources. The published time can still slip. Rockets wait for weather, boats, and the range.

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From here

Too far to see

You will not see this rocket from Centennial, Colorado. It is about 8,739 miles north. The broadcast is the view.

That is too far for the flame and, for almost every launch, too far for the high-altitude plume. Dim the lights and watch together anyway. The clock is still loose, so daylight is a guess.

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Who is on this flight

Every company we can name, in plain words, plus a careers page when we have a real one.

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Only what the listing says

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So the slip still finds you

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