Why is Chandrayaan-3 aiming to land on Moon's south pole? Know here
August 23, 2023 15:05 ISTThe lunar south pole is a region of the Moon that has not been extensively explored by previous missions.
The lunar south pole is a region of the Moon that has not been extensively explored by previous missions.
Chandrayaan-3 Moon landing Updates: India has become the fourth country to master the technology of soft-landing on the lunar surface after the US, China and the erstwhile Soviet Union.
Sudhanshu Kumar joined ISRO as a scientist in September 2021. Posted in Sriharikota, Sudhanshu is part of Chandrayaan-3 launch vehicle team.
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One day Left! Chandrayan3 soft landing on Moon tomorrow
India’s moon lander is all set to make a landing on the lunar soil on August 23, 2023 evening as the final deboosting operation got over in the wee hours of Sunday, said ISRO.
The Chandrayaan-3, India's third mission to moon, is scheduled for landing on the lunar surface on August 23.
The mission will be the first to land on the Moon's south pole, which is a region that has not been explored as extensively as other parts of the Moon.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said it successfully reduced the orbit of the Chandrayaan-3 mission's Lander Module (LM), further bringing it nearer to the moon.
Chandrayaan-3's Vikram lander went through a key deboosting manoeuvre on Friday after successfully getting separated from the propulsion module.
August 23 is the D-Day and if Vikram makes a soft landing and Pragyan rover rolls out on the Moon’s surface, it will be a red-letter day in the history of India.
In the latest set of images, the ISRO shared pictures of Earth and Moon captured by Chandrayaan 3
Speaking during the interaction over 'Chandrayaan-3: Bharat’s Pride Space Mission', ISRO chief S Somanath said that the 'Vikram' lander has been designed in such a way that it will be able to handle failures.
Chandrayaan-3, which is India's third Moon mission was successfully launched from Sriharikota on July 14.
Chandrayaan-3: The Indian spacecraft has covered about two-thirds of the distance to the Moon since its launch on July 14.
Earlier on August 1, the ISRO informed that the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft completed its orbits around the Earth and is now heading towards the Moon.
The Lunar Orbit Injection (LOI), which will be carried out with a maneuver at Perilune, is the next important step in the mission. The LOI is planned for August 5, 2023.
Chandrayaan-3 has escaped the orbits of the Earth and is now heading towards the moon, ISRO said, sharing the latest details about the spacecraft's journey.
In 2023, there are a total of four occasions when the supermoon will be visible. The first such happening was in July, second and third will be in August and the fourth and last will be in September.
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin's Apollo 11 mission marked the first and most iconic lunar landing, while Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt's Apollo 17 mission was the last lunar landing, taking place from December 11 to December 14, 1972.
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