India takes a giant leap for its space programme, India’s Moon mission Chandrayaan-3 touch down on the lunar south pole at 6.04pm 23rd August, 2023, propelling the country to an exclusive club of four and making it the first country to land on the uncharted surface.
India writes history as ISRO’s ambitious third Moon mission Chandrayaan-3’s Lander Module (LM) touch down on the lunar surface on 23rd August, 2023, making it only the fourth country to accomplish the feat, and first to reach the uncharted south pole of Earth’s only natural satellite.
Chandrayaan-3 Mission:
— ISRO (@isro) August 23, 2023
'India🇮🇳,
I reached my destination
and you too!'
: Chandrayaan-3
Chandrayaan-3 has successfully
soft-landed on the moon 🌖!.
Congratulations, India🇮🇳!#Chandrayaan_3#Ch3
In a big boost to India’s space prowess, the LM comprising the lander (Vikram) and the 26kg rover (Pragyan), made the soft landing near the south polar region of the Moon at 6.04pm, less than a week after a similar Russian lander crash.
After landing the communication link is establish between the Chandrayaan-3 Lander and MOX-ISTRAC, Bengaluru.
Here are the images from the Lander Horizontal Velocity Camera taken during the descent.
Chandrayaan-3 Mission:
— ISRO (@isro) August 23, 2023
Updates:
The communication link is established between the Ch-3 Lander and MOX-ISTRAC, Bengaluru.
Here are the images from the Lander Horizontal Velocity Camera taken during the descent. #Chandrayaan_3#Ch3 pic.twitter.com/ctjpxZmbom
With this India has become the fourth country to master the technology of soft-landing on the lunar surface after the US, China and the erstwhile Soviet Union.
Chandrayaan-3 is a follow-on mission to Chandrayaan-2 and its objectives are to demonstrate safe and soft-landing on the lunar surface, roving on the Moon, and to conduct scientific experiments.
Chandrayaan-2 had fail in its lunar phase when its lander ‘Vikram’ crash into the surface of the Moon minutes before the touch down following anomalies in the braking system in the lander while attempting a landing on 7th September, 2019.
Chandrayaan’s maiden mission was in 2008.
The Rs 600 crore Chandrayaan-3 mission was launch on 14th July 2023 onboard Launch Vehicle Mark-III (LVM-3) rocket, for a 41-day voyage to reach near the lunar south pole.
The lander and the six-wheeler rover (with total mass of 1,752 kg) are design to operate for one lunar daylight period (about 14 Earth days).
The lander with four legs, had multiple sensors to ensure a safe touchdown, including an accelerometer, altimeters, Doppler velocimeter, inclinometer, touchdown sensor, and a suite of cameras for hazard avoidance and positional knowledge.
The lander carries the rover in a compartment with a ramp for deployment onto the surface.
