Chandrayaan-3 mission was launched on July 14 on board launch vehicle MARK-III (LVM-3) rocket.
The lander and rover landed near the lunar south pole region on 23 August 2023 at 18:02 IST, making India the first country to successfully land a spacecraft near the lunar south pole and the fourth country to soft-land on the Moon.
Chandrayaan-3's rover Pragyan will leave the impression of India's national flag and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) logo on the lunar soil (regolith). This will make India the only country to have its mark on the Moon's south pole where no other country has ventured till now.
Chandrayaan-3's rover Pragyan will leave the impression of India's national flag and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) logo on the lunar soil (regolith). This will make India the only country to have its mark on the Moon's south pole where no other country has ventured till now.
Chandrayaan-3 mission's entire cost is roughly ₹650 ($75 million) crore. For perspective, the budget of the film Adipurush was ₹700 crore
Chandrayaan-3 achieves a successful soft landing on the lunar surface, India would become the first country to probe the Moon's south pole. It will also make India the fourth country to land on the Moon after the United States, the former Soviet Union, and China.
Chandrayaan-3 is built to rectify the mistakes of its predecessor and will add more knowledge about the Moon's south pole and the scope of water presence.
The Chandrayaan-3 consists of a lander named Vikram and a rover named Pragyan. The lander is named after Vikram Sarabhai who is considered the father of India's space programme and the founder of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
As Chandrayaan-3 safely lands on the moon, the Pragyan Rover will be deployed to explore. The Rover will be released from Lander using a ramp.
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