What are payloads in Chandrayaan-2?

Orbiter payloads

• Terrain Mapping Camera 2 (TMC 2)
• Chandrayaan 2 Large Area Soft X-ray Spectrometer (CLASS)
• Solar X-ray Monitor (XSM)
• Orbiter High Resolution Camera (OHRC)
• Imaging IR Spectrometer (IIRS)
• Dual Frequency Synthetic Aperture Radar (DFSAR)
• Chandrayaan 2 Atmospheric Compositional Explorer 2 (CHACE 2)

How many payloads are there in Chandrayaan-2?

– The Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft comprised three segments the Orbiter (mass of 2,379 kg, eight payloads), ‘Vikram’ (1,471 kg, four payloads) and ‘Pragyan’ (27 kg, two payloads).

What does YAAN mean in Chandrayaan?

Chandrayaan-1 was India’s first mission to the moon. The name Chandrayaan means “Chandra- Moon, Yaan-vehicle”, –in Indian languages (Sanskrit and Hindi), – the lunar spacecraft.

What is the orbit mass of Chandrayaan-2?

2,379 kg
The Chandrayaan-2 orbiter is orbiting the Moon on a polar orbit at an altitude of 100 km (62 mi). It carries eight scientific instruments; two of which are improved versions of those flown on Chandrayaan-1. The approximate launch mass was 2,379 kg (5,245 lb).

How many payloads are there in Chandrayaan 1?

Chandrayaan-1 had five indigenously developed core payload/ experiments: TMC, HySI, LLRI and HEX and a Moon Impact Probe (MIP) to impact on a predetermined location on the lunar surface. Terrain Mapping stereo Camera (TMC) in the panchromatic band, having 5 m spatial resolution and 20 km swath.

What is the name of Rover in Chandrayaan-2?

Pragyan rover
– Chandrayaan-2 consisted of three missions clubbed together – the orbiter that would circle around the moon, the Vikram lander that was to make a soft landing near the south pole of the moon, and the Pragyan rover that was to explore the lunar surface and observe water ice.

How many payloads are there in Chandrayaan 2?

Chandrayaan 2, India’s second lunar mission, was launched at 2:43 PM on Monday with 13 payloads and one passive experiment from American space agency NASA. According to ISRO, 8 payloads are on the orbiter, 3 on lander and 2 on rover. NASA’s passive experiment is carried by Vikram Lander.

What is Chace 2 in Chandrayaan?

Chandrayaan 2 Atmospheric Compositional Explorer 2 (CHACE 2) CHACE 2 will continue the CHACE experiment carried out by Chandrayaan 1. It is a Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer (QMA) capable of scanning the lunar neutral exosphere in the mass range of 1 to 300 amu with the mass resolution of ~0.5 amu.

What is the X-ray XSM payload?

XSM observes the X-rays emitted by the Sun and its corona, measures the intensity of solar radiation in these rays, and supports CLASS. The primary objective of this payload is to provide solar X-ray spectrum in the energy range of 1-15 keV.

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