Chandrayaan 3 Launch LIVE Updates: Moon landing expected on August 23rd at around 5.47pm, says ISRO chief S Somanath

 

Chandrayaan 3 Launch News Updates: India launched its ambitious third lunar mission Chandrayaan 3, eyeing a rare feat in moon exploration so far only accomplished by the likes of the US, China and the former Soviet Union.

Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) third lunar expedition in 15 years, the hugely anticipated Chandrayaan 3 embarked on its month-long journey towards the moon, piggybacking ISRO's latest heavy lift launch vehicle, 'Fat boy' LVM3-M4 from Sriharikota.

The soft landing of the payload, the most challenging part of the mission, is planned for late August. Chandrayaan 2 could not achieve this objective when communication with the Lander 'Vikram' was lost.

Chandrayaan-2 failed to achieve the desired soft landing on the moon surface in 2019, leaving the ISRO team dejected. Images of an emotional then ISRO chief K Sivan being consoled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi who was present to achieve the rare feat, remains vivid in the memory of many.

Scientists at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre here, after investing many hours of hardwork, now aim at mastering the technology of soft-landing on the surface of the moon.

ISRO is crossing new frontiers by demonstrating soft-landing on the lunar surface by its lunar module and demonstrating roving on the lunar terrain, the space agency said.

The mission is expected to be supportive to future interplanetary missions.

Chandrayaan-3 launch: Kerala CM hails ISRO team, says historic triumph for the nation

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday congratulated the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for the successful launch of the third lunar mission, 'Chandrayaan-3' and termed it as 'historic triumph' for the nation.

It is the "proudest moment" for all people in the country and the mission will bring in groundbreaking results in space research, he said in a tweet.

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" Along with ISRO, all Indian citizens were excited about the Chandrayaan 3 mission. There was a sense of fear as the landing of Chandrayaan-2 was not smooth. But, we saw that we cleared all the stages of the rocket successfully and now, we are in Space. The Mission will help us in exploring other exoplanets in Outer space that could sustain life "

                                        - Prerna Chandra Programming Manager, Nehru Planetarium in Delhi

Chandrayaan-3 carries hopes of 1.4 billion Indians, says EAM S Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said that the Chandrayaan-3 carries the hopes of 1.4 billion Indians."Chandrayaan-3 is today embarking on a journey that carries the hopes of 1.4 billion Indians. The whole nation prays for its success," Jaishankar tweeted.Earlier today, Chandrayaan-3 was launched on GSLV Mark 3 (LVM 3) heavy-lift launch vehicle successfully from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh’s Sriharikota as per scheduled launch time.

" Chandrayaan 3 is a very important step. Landing this time is very important. Unless you land, you cannot take samples, you cannot land human beings, you cannot create moon bases. So, landing is one important step for further exploration. "

                                                                                        - ISRO chief S Somanath

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Australian High Commission India congratulates India and ISRO on the successful launch of Chandrayaan 3

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