Chandrayaan-3 highlights: ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 was launched on July 14 and will attempt to achieve a soft landing on the lunar surface on August 23.
Chandrayaan-3 LIVE Updates: While the world eagerly waits for India’s historic moment, the Indian Space Research Organisation or ISRO has successfully reduced the orbit of the mission’s lander module, and said it is now expected to touch down on the surface of the Moon at 6.04 pm on August 23.
“The soft landing of Chandrayaan-3 is a monumental moment that not only fuels curiosity but also sparks a passion for exploration within the minds of our youth,” the ISRO said on X (formally Twitter)
This significant development follows the successful completion of the lander’s second and final deboosting maneuver on Sunday. The lander will now undergo internal checks and await sunrise at the designated landing site before attempting the final landing.
Vikram lander module on Saturday successfully executed the second and final deboosting maneuver in India’s crucial Moon mission which set off from Earth on July 14, the Indian Space Research Organisation said.
In the next step, the lander module will undergo internal checks and await the sunrise at the designated landing site before attempting a soft landing on the lunar south pole on Wednesday.
Chandrayaan-3 will be a grand success: Former ISRO chief K Sivan ahead of soft landing
Ahead of the much-awaited soft landing on the south pole of the Moon, former director of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and in charge of the previous lunar mission ‘Chandrayaan-2’, K Sivan on Monday said that the mission will be a “grand success”.