HIGHLIGHTS | ISRO Mission Chandrayaan 3: Lander Vikram Successfully Undergoes Deboosting Operation, Health Normal Says ISRO

ISRO Chandrayaan 3 LIVE UPDATES: Vikram Lander and Pragyan Rover Successfully Detached from Propulsion Module on Thursday. Anticipated Soft Moon Landing Scheduled for August 23rd

ISRO Mission Chandrayaan 3 LIVE

Chandrayaan 3 LIVE: India's third mission to the Moon achieved an important step on Thursday. The part of the mission that will land on the Moon, called the Lander Module, which includes the Vikram lander and Pragyan rover, was separated from the part that provides propulsion.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) explained that after the separation, the lander will slow down to position itself in an orbit where it's closest to the Moon at 30 km and farthest at 100 km. This is the orbit from which they will try to softly land on the Moon's south pole, planned for August 23. The propulsion part will keep going in its current path, collecting research information for months or even years.

Chandrayaan 3: Launch Date

Chandrayaan-3 was launched into space by the LVM3 rocket from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on July 14 and entered lunar orbit on August 5.

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19 August 2023

00:44 IST

Chandrayaan-3 LIVE Updates: Interesting Facts About The Lunar Mission

- It has been a month and three days since ISRO launched the Chandrayaan-3 mission on July 14. The spacecraft was launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh’s Sriharikota.

- The approved cost of Chandrayaan-3 is ₹250 crore (excluding launch vehicle cost).

- Chandrayaan-3 is equipped with a lander, a rover, and a propulsion module. It weighs around 3,900 kilograms.

- The mission life is 1 lunar day, that is 14 Earth days

18:25 IST

Chandrayaan-3 LIVE: When will Indian spacecraft land on Moon

Chandrayaan-3 is speculated to land on Moon on 23 August (Wednesday) or 24 August (Thursday).