As Chandrayaan-3 Takes Off, Know How Larsen & Toubro Contributed To India's Lunar Mission
"Chandrayaan-3, in its precise orbit, has begun its journey to the Moon. The health of the Spacecraft is normal," ISRO said.
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.
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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.
Source: Press Release
AT Ramchandani, Executive Vice President and Head, L&T Defence said, "The space sector is opening up for the Indian industry and we will leverage this long association with ISRO to play a bigger role in space programmes of the future."
The company further stated that the space hardware was produced at L&T’s hi-tech Aerospace Manufacturing Facility fulfilling the stringent quality and timeline requirements for Chandrayaan-3 mission.
The L&T made Precision Monopulse Tracking Radar (PMTR) at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota has been used for fast acquisition and tracking of Launch Vehicles.
"L&T, as a long-term trusted partner of ISRO, has been involved in the production of a range of hardware for every mission of ISRO, including the acclaimed Chandrayaan-1 and 2, Gaganyaan and Mangalyaan missions," the company said.
