Chandrayaan-3:
Launch date: July 14, 2023.
Landed Date and Time: 23.08.2023 at 18.04 Minutes.
Launch vehicle: GSLV Mk III
Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India
Orbit: Lunar orbit
Lander: Vikram
Rover: Pragyaan
Destination: South Pole of the Moon
Objectives:
Soft landing on the Moon's south pole
Deploy the Pragyaan rover to conduct in-situ scientific experiments
Study the Moon's geology, mineralogy, and atmosphere
Search for water ice on the Moon
Budget: ₹615 crore (US$83 million)
Status: Landed Safely on 23.08.2023.
Success criteria:
Successful launch and insertion into lunar orbit
Soft landing on the Moon's south pole
Deployment of the Pragyaan rover
Conducting of in-situ scientific experiments
Significance:
Chandrayaan-3 is India's third lunar mission
It will be the first spacecraft to soft land on the Moon's south pole
It will conduct important scientific experiments on the Moon
It will help India to become a leading spacefaring nation.
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