GSLV Mark 3 (LVM 3) successfully lifts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, adhering to the planned launch schedule. The spacecraft is anticipated to embark on a month-long journey from Earth to the moon, with the projected landing date set for August 23. Upon touchdown, it will operate for one lunar day, equivalent to approximately 14 Earth days.
Chandrayaan-3, India’s third lunar exploration mission, will establish India as the fourth nation, following the United States, China, and Russia, to achieve a spacecraft landing on the moon’s surface. This mission serves to demonstrate India’s capabilities in executing safe and soft landings on the lunar terrain. Chandrayaan-3 serves as ISRO’s subsequent endeavor after the challenges encountered during the Chandrayaan-2 mission’s soft landing on the moon in 2019, which resulted in the mission being unable to achieve its primary objectives.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed that July 14, 2023, will forever be remembered as a significant day in India’s space sector history. His words came in anticipation of the highly anticipated launch of Chandrayaan-3, the country’s third lunar mission. “This remarkable mission will carry the hopes and dreams of our nation,” PM Modi had tweeted earlier. “Thanks to our scientists, India has a very rich history in the space sector. Chandrayaan-1 is considered to be a path breaker among global lunar missions as it confirmed the presence of water molecules on the moon. It featured in over 200 scientific publications around the world,” PM Modi wrote on Twitter.
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