Chandrayaan-3 (A historic moment)

On August 23, 2023 India achieved a remarkable milestone in its space exploration journey with the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 at the lunar South Pole, and became first country in the world to land a spacecraft near the Moon's South Pole.

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While the success of Chandrayaan-3 is a fantastic showcase of ISRO's abilities, it's a glowing testament to what India can achieve with passion, perseverance and unwavering dedication.

Kudos to the TEAM:

• S. Somanath, ISRO Chairman
• P. Veeramuthuvel, Chandrayaan-3 Project Director
• S. Unnikrishnan Nair, Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Center
• Mohana Kumar, Mission Director
• M. Sankaran, Director of U R Rao Satellite Center
• A. Rajarajan, Launch Authorisation Board (LAB) Chief

Objectives of the mission:

• Getting a lander to land safely and softly on the surface of the Moon.
• Observing and demonstrating the rover's driving capabilities on the Moon.
• Collecting invaluable scientific Data
• Conducting and observing experiments on the materials available on the lunar surface to better understand the composition of the Moon.

Chandrayaan-3 includes an Orbiter, a lander named Vikram, and a rover named Pragyan.

Specs of Vikram:

• Mission Life: 1 Lunar Day (14 Earth Days)
• Mass: Approx. 1746.86 Kg including Rover
• Payloads: 3
• Dimension (mm3): 2000x2000x1166
• Communication: ISDN, Ch-2 Orbiter, Rover
• Landing Site: Shiv Shakti Point (between Manzinus C & Simpelius N Craters) (69.367621 S, 32.348126 E)

Specs of Pragyan:

• Mission Life: 1 Lunar Day (14 Earth Days)
• Mass: Approx. 26 Kg
• Payloads: 2
• Dimension (mm3): 917x750x397
• Communication: Lander