Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) put out the first images of the moon as captured by Chandrayaan-3, India’s third lunar mission. Chandrayan-3 capture the stunning images of the lunar surface after entering the Moon’s orbit.
As per the Mission’s official Twitter handle :
"The Moon, as viewed by #Chandrayaan3 spacecraft during Lunar Orbit Insertion (LOI) on August 5, 2023,".
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The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft, which cover about two-thirds of the distance to the Moon since its launch, successfully enter into the Lunar orbit on Saturday, as per ISRO.
The spacecraft, mount on GSLV Mark 3 (LVM 3) heavy-lift launch vehicle, successfully lift off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh’s Sriharikota on 14th July 2023.
India became only the fourth country after the US, China, and Russia to land its spacecraft on the surface of the moon, demonstrating the country’s ability for a safe and soft landing on the lunar surface.
After landing, it will operate for one lunar day, which is approximately 14 Earth days.
ISRO Successfully Performs Orbit Reduction Manoeuvre, Brings Chandrayaan-3 Closer to Moon
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One day on the Moon is equal to 14 days on Earth.
The approve cost of Chandrayaan-3 is Rs 250 crore (Excluding Launch Vehicle Cost).
Chandrayaan-3’s development phase commence in January 2020 with the launch initially planned in 2021.
But, the Covid-19 pandemic brought an unforeseen delay to the mission’s progress.
Chandrayaan-3 is the ISRO’s follow-up attempt after the Chandrayaan-2 mission face challenges during its soft landing on the lunar surface in 2019 and was eventually deem to have fail its core mission objectives.
