The Indian space agency is having a busy launch schedule next year that includes commercial, navigation, sun and moon missions, said a top official.
Speaking to the reporters here Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman S. Somanath said integration tests are happening with regard to the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft.
He said the space agency will look at June 2023 for the moon mission.
The ISRO is also planning to have its mission to the sun with its satellite Aditya-L1, a coronagraphy spacecraft to study the solar atmosphere, an official told IANS.
According to ISRO, the spacecraft will be placed in a halo orbit around the first Lagrange point, L1, of the Sun-Earth system. A satellite around the L1 point has the major advantage of continuously viewing the Sun without occultation/eclipses.
The ISRO will open 2023 with the commercial launch of 36 satellites of the UK-based OneWeb, said its Chairman S. Somanath.
The first batch of 36 satellites was successfully launched on Sunday.
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The UK company has contracted with NewSpace India Ltd (NSIL) to pay over Rs 1,000 crore for both launches.
OneWeb is a joint venture between India Bharti Global and the UK government.
The other mission slotted for 2023 is the launch of a navigation satellite for the country's NavIC constellation.
According to Somanath, the space agency will end 2022 with the launch of its small rocket - Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) in December.
The rocket's maiden mission this year was a failure.
The ISRO will also send a satellite to study the oceans -- Oceansat- 3 with a couple of other satellites as piggyback luggage.