As Chandrayaan-3 Takes Off, Know How Larsen & Toubro Contributed To India's Lunar Mission

The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) third Moon mission, Chandrayaan-3 was successfully launched on Friday from the second launch pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.

"Chandrayaan-3, in its precise orbit, has begun its journey to the Moon. Health of the Spacecraft is normal," ISRO tweeted minutes after the launch.

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has said the company has supplied various components for India's moon mission.

In a statement, L&T said that it has been associated with India’s Space Program for over five decades.

"L&T is playing a critical role in the launch of LVM3 M4 Chandrayaan Mission. In a hallmark achievement, L&T has been involved in this mission starting from manufacturing of subsystems till mission tracking," the company said.

The critical booster segments, namely head end segment, middle segment and nozzle bucket flange, with a diameter of 3.2 meter were manufactured and proof pressure tested at L&T’s Facility in Powai.

Other contributions to the mission include supply of ground and flight umbilical plates, manufactured from L&T’s hi-tech Aerospace Manufacturing Facility at Coimbatore.

L&T also has been playing a key role in the system integration of Launch Vehicle for the Indian Space Programme, the company said.