<h5>Chandrayaan-3 - a quick recap.</h5><p>On 14th July 2023, ISRO launched <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.newsahoot.com/articles/moon-s-temperature-variations-recorded-by-chandrayaan-3">Chandrayaan-3</a>. Its lander achieved a soft landing on the moon, and India became the first country to land a spacecraft on the moon’s south pole.</p><p>But did you know the spacecraft avoided a collision during its launch?</p><div class="raw-html-embed"><figure> <video width="100%" controls=""> <source src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/newsahoot.appspot.com/o/how-chandrayaan-3-avoided-collision%2FLVM3_M4OnboardVideo.mp4?alt=media&amp;token=ca3a8e18-9afb-4d47-b4f9-e8f5e6b1188a" type="video/mp4"> </video> <figcaption>Chandrayaan-3 launch video. Video by ISRO.</figcaption> </figure></div><h5>Oh no! What happened?</h5><p>On launch day, ISRO spotted space debris and satellites moving on a path that would have caused them to crash with Chandrayaan-3 when it would have reached space.</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.newsahoot.com/articles/mysterious-space-object-drops-on-house">Space debris</a> moves at very high speeds, up to 10 kilometres per second. That’s like travelling from Central Delhi to Gurugram in just 4 seconds! Satellites move at 28,800 kilometres per hour.</p><p>Collisions at such speeds could cause major damage. If debris or satellites had crashed with the spacecraft, the mission could have failed.</p><h5>A delayed launch saved the mission!</h5><p>ISRO delayed Chandrayaan-3's lift-off by four seconds to avoid collisions with space debris and other satellites.</p><p>Four seconds may appear to be a short amount of time, but it is enough time to avoid a collision in space as space debris and satellites move quickly.</p><p>So, in this short time, they moved out of the way, leaving a clear and safe path for Chandrayaan-3.</p>

ISRO’s alertness saved the space mission. Let’s learn how.

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