Chandrayaan-3 To Land on Moon on August 23

Aug 21, 2023, 07:34 IST

Riya Teotia

Chandrayaan-3 landing

The spacecraft will attempt to soft land on the moon's South Pole on August 23, as per the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

Chandrayaan-3 landing time

The mission is all set to soft-land on the Lunar South on Wednesday, August 23 around 6:04 pm IST. The coverage will start at 5:27 pm IST.

Chandrayaan-3 latest update

ISRO shared the images of the lunar far side area captured by the Lander Hazard Detection and Avoidance Camera (LHDAC).

Chandrayaan-3: What is LHDAC?

The Lander Hazard Detection and Avoidance Camera (LHDAC) assists in locating a safe landing area that is free from boulders or deep trenches, that are generally found on the lunar surface.

Chandrayaan-3: Final deboosting completed successfully

Mission's second and final deboosting operation was completed on August 20. With this, the Lander Module (LM)'s orbit is reduced to 25 km * 134 km.

Chandrayaan-3: What happened to the Propulsion Module (PM)?

The PM will continue its journey in the current orbit for months/years to perform a spectroscopic study of the Earth's atmosphere.

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