Chandrayaan-3 mission achieved another milestone with the successful separation of the Lander Module from the Propulsion Module. After separation, the lander will independently undertake the rest of the journey to the lunar surface. According to ISRO, the lander is expected to make a soft landing on August 23 near the south pole of the Moon. The separation of the Lander Module from the Propulsion Module marks the completion of the process prior to soft landing.
Dr. Jitendra Singh said- The findings and information of Chandrayaan-3 will benefit the world community. He said India would become the fourth country in the world to achieve this feat after the US, Russia and China and the only country in the world to land on the South Pole of the Moon.
Chandrayaan-3 landing
The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft, launched on July 14, consists of a propulsion module (weighing 2,148 kg), a lander (1,723.89 kg) and a rover (26 kg). The main objective of India's third lunar mission is to soft land the lander on the moon. The Chandrayaan-2 mission failed as the lander named Vikram crashed on the Moon.
According to ISRO, the lander is expected to make a soft landing on August 23 at 5.47 pm near the Moon's south pole. This momentous occasion marks the expected landing of the lander module on the lunar surface, a culmination of careful planning and precise execution.
Mission Objective of Chandrayaan-3
- To perform a safe and soft landing on the lunar surface.
- Display of rover moving on the moon and.
- To conduct scientific experiments on the chemical and natural elements, soil, water etc. available on the surface of the Moon to better understand the structure of the Moon and to put its science into practice.