The Chandrayaan-3 mission marks the country's second attempt to land on the Moon nearly four years after a devastating crash.
that its third mission to the Moon entered lunar orbit on Saturday after firing its propulsion system to guide it towards an elliptical path around Earth’s natural satellite. ISRO is targeting August 23 for the Chandrayaan-3 touchdown on the Moon’s South Polar region, hoping that the space agency’s second attempt to achieve lunar touchdown is a success.from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre on board India’s Launch Vehicle Mark-3 rocket.
Chandrayaan-3 is India’s third mission to the Moon and the country’s second attempt to land there. India’s first attempt at a landing didn’t go so well: Chandrayaan-2Since then, ISRO has spent some time developing Chandrayaan-3 to achieve a soft landing on the Moon. The spacecraft is inching closer, reducing its altitude above the lunar surface to 105 by 2,679 miles , according to.
Chandrayaan-3's propulsion module carried its lander and rover to lunar orbit while the lander-rover pair will attempt the landing, carrying six scientific instruments to gather data from the surface. The main goal of the mission is to demonstrate the ability to place the lander and rover on the surface and operate them for about one lunar day , using onboard instruments to gather data and help develop new technologies for interplanetary missions.
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