The Indian spacecraft Chandrayaan-3 has been delivered to the Satish Dhawan Space Center for final preparations for the lunar mission, including the lander and rover. This is reported by TASS with reference to the Wion TV channel.

The vehicle was moved from the UR Rao manufacturing and design center in Bangalore to the spaceport for fueling and final checks. Transportation was carried out using a specialized conveyor, which provided the necessary temperature, pressure and humidity, as well as protection from dust. During transportation, safety and secrecy standards were observed.

It is noted that at present, the Satish Dhawan Space Center is working on assembling and preparing for the launch of the heaviest Indian launch vehicle LVM3 (Launch Vehicle Mark-3), which is designed to launch Chandrayaan-3 into low Earth orbit, from where the ship will start moving. to the moon.

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Earlier in May, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) announced the launch of a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) carrier rocket with a new generation navigation satellite NVS-01.

In February, it became known that ISRO launched a new SSLV (Small Satellite Launch Vehicle) launch vehicle with three satellites from the launch site on the island of Sriharikota.