Chandrayaan-3 on Moon: Watch ISRO create history by landing on the moon
ISRO created history as India's mission on Moon, Chandrayaan-3, successfully landed near the south pole of the moon. Check Chandryaan-3's journey here.
Shweta Ganjoo
Published:Aug 23, 2023, 19:24 PM | Updated: Aug 23, 2023, 19:24 PM
Chandrayaan 3 takes off
India’s third unmanned lunar mission, Chandrayaan-3, took off from the Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM-3) from the second launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota at 2.35PM on July 14.
Chandrayaan 3 enters lunar orbit
Chandrayaan-3 was successfully inserted into the lunar orbit on August 5. “A retro-burning at the Perilune was commanded from the Mission Operations Complex (MOX), ISTRAC, Bengaluru,” ISRO said at the time.
Chandrayaan 3 begins PL separates from LM
Chandrayaan-3 includes three parts – Propulsion Module, Lander Module or Vikram Lander and Rover Module or Pragyan Module. Chandrayaan-3 began manoeuvres to separate the Propulsion Module from the Lander Module on August 17.
ISRO shares first images from Chandrayaan 3
ISRO shared the first images and videos captured by the sensors on-board Vikram Lander on August 18. The images were captured by the Lander Position Detection Camera (LPDC) on August 15, 2023.
Chandrayaan 3 meets Chandrayaan 2
Chandrayaan-3 established contact with Chandrayaan-3 on August 21. “Welcome, buddy!,” Chandrayaan-2 beamed to Chandrayaan-3 as shared by ISRO.
ISRO gears for Chandrayaan 3 landing
ISRO gears for Chandrayaan-3 landing on the moon. At 12:52PM, ISRO said that it is set to initiate the Automatic Landing Sequence (ALS). ISRO also said that the Lander Module will reach the designated spot for landing on the south pole of the moon at around 17:44 IST on August 23.
Chandrayaan 3 gets closer to lunar surface
Here is an image of the Vikram Lander as it gets closer to the surface of the moon.
Chandrayaan 3 gets closer to lunar surface
Here is an image of the Vikram Lander as it gets closer to the surface of the moon.
Chandrayaan 3 on Moon
Chandrayaan-3 successfully makes a soft landing on the south pole of the moon.
PM Modi congratulates ISRO
PM Modi congratulated ISRO and all the scientists who are a part of the Chandrayaan-3 mission over their achievement.
Chandrayaan 3 achieves major milestones
With the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the moon, India has become the fourth country to demonstrate soft landing on the moon and the first country to land on the south pole of the moon.