Chandrayaan-4 to take off in 2028, says ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan

Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is working to launch the Chandrayaan-4 mission to the Moon by 2028, Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) V. Narayanan said here on Saturday.

Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Speaking at the 15th Meeting of Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology, Dr. Narayanan said Chandrayaan-4 envisions a program in which the rover lands on the moon, collects samples and returns to earth with samples for experiments.

After the success of Chandrayaan-3, Japan linked up with India for the next mission. While the weight of the Chandrayaan-3 lander is 1,600 kg, the current one will weigh 6,800 kg. Similarly, the rover will weigh 350 kg compared to the 25 kg rover of Chandrayaan-3, said Dr. Narayanan drew applause from the students.

ISRO is also working on building a 52-tonne space station, which is fully funded by the Union government. This will be ready by 2035.

ISRO plans to send a manned mission to the moon in 2040. Dr. “We are building a rocket whose height is equal to a 40-storey building,” Narayanan said.

57 satellites in orbit

There are currently 57 Indian satellites in orbit. They serve many critical applications, including television broadcasting, telecommunications, tele-education, telemedicine, earth observation, disaster warning and mitigation, connecting trains in real time, and even monitoring potential fishing grounds at sea.

“Every day we inform nine lakh fishermen where to fish through satellite data, and this alone generates profits of ₹ 25,000 crore annually for the Government of India. Our annual budget is only ₹ 13,500 crore,” Narayanan said.

He also added that more than 10,000 trains have been connected in real time via satellite link and plans are ready to connect all trains.

Renault Nissan Technology and Business Center General Manager Debashis Neogi gave the example of the Renault Kwid hatchback, which was developed and produced in India and sold in many countries, and said that young graduates should strive to make India a “product country” instead of a “service country”.

Accenture Silicon to Software Engineering Global Lead Managing Director Anil Kempanna urged students to constantly reinvent their knowledge base and skills to gain an advantage in the job market.

Rangarajan Mahalakshmi Kishore, Chairman and Chairman of the Board of Trustees, and Rajat Gupta, Vice-Chancellor of Vel Tech Rangarajan Sagunthala Science and Technology R&D Institute, also spoke.

A total of 3,074 students, including 113 doctoral students, received degrees and honorary degrees.