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Chandrayaan programme (Indian Lunar Exploration Programme)

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Chandrayaan-3 on Wikipedia

 

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Chandrayaan-3 launch and separation

Jul 14, 2023

A GSLV Mk-III launch vehicle (LVM3-M4) launched the Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission, from the Second Launch Pad (SLP) of thee Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota, India, on 14 July 2023, at 09:05 UTC (14:35 local time). Chandrayaan-3, ISRO’s third lunar exploration mission, consists of a propulsion module, a lander and a rover.

 

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Chandrayaan 3 Explained: How Is This Mission Different From Chandrayaan 2?

Jul 14, 2023

Chandrayaan 3 Explained: The moon is not that far! Chandrayaan-3 Mission is scheduled for July 14th and at Indian Express, Monojit Majumdar, National Editor, Explained, The Indian Express Group will be in conversation with Johnson TA, Associate Editor and Amitabh Sinha, Deputy Editor to unravel the mission details- the why, how and the what. Get everything you want to know about this crucial moon mission.

 

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Chandrayaan-3’s first images of the Moon

Aug 18, 2023

ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission captured images of the Moon during Lunar Orbit Insertion and after the separation of the Lunar Lander from the Propulsion Module. Chandrayaan-3, ISRO’s third lunar exploration mission, consists of a propulsion module, a lander and a rover.

 

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Chandrayaan-3 landing on the Moon

Aug 23, 2023

ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission performed a soft landing in the South Pole region of the Moon, on 23 August 2023, at 12:34 UTC (18:04 IST). Chandrayaan-3, ISRO’s third lunar exploration mission, consists of a propulsion module, a lander and a rover.

 

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Chandrayaan-3 - first image from the lunar surface

Aug 23, 2023

ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 lunar lander has transmitted an image captured by the Landing Imager Camera after the landing. ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission performed a soft landing in the South Pole region of the Moon, on 23 August 2023, at 12:34 UTC (18:04 IST). Chandrayaan-3, ISRO’s third lunar exploration mission, consists of a propulsion module, a lander and a rover.

 

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Article "‘India Is on the Moon’: Lander’s Success Moves Nation to Next Space Chapter"
The Chandrayaan-3 mission makes India the first country to reach the lunar south polar region in one piece and adds to the achievements of the country’s homegrown space program.

by Hari Kumar, Alex Travelli, Mujib Mashal and Kenneth Chang
August 23, 2023

 

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Chandrayaan-3 landing - Onboard camera view

Aug 24, 2023

ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 lunar lander has captured the descent onto the surface of the Moon using its Landing Imager Camera, on 23 August 2023.

 

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The Chandrayaan-3 lander observed by the Chandrayaan-2 orbiter

Aug 25, 2023

ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 lunar lander has been observed by ISRO’s Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter using the Orbiter High-Resolution Camera (OHRC), on 23 August 2023, at 22:17 IST.

 

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Chandrayaan-3 rover on the Moon

Aug 25, 2023

ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 lunar rover (Pragyan) has descended onto the lunar surface on 23 August 2023, observed by the Chandrayaan-3 lunar lander (Vikram).

 

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Chandrayaan-3 - Pragyan rover travels on the lunar surface

Aug 26, 2023

ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 lunar rover, the Pragyan rover, traveled on the lunar surface on 25 August 2023. Chandrayaan-3 landed on the Shiv Shakti Point, in the South Pole region of the Moon, on 23 August 2023, at 12:34 UTC (18:04 IST).

 

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Chandrayaan-3 - Vikram lander imaged by Pragyan rover

Aug 30, 2023

ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 lander, named Vikram, has been imaged by the mission’s rover, named Pragyan, on 30 August 2023, at 05:34 UTC (11:04 IST), in the South Pole region of the Moon, the Shiv Shakti Point (69.373 S, 32.319E).
The Vikram lander imaged by the Pragyan rover

 

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SpaceX Starlink 103 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 4 September 2023

Sep 4, 2023

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 21 Starlink satellites (Starlink-103 / Starlink 6-12) to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on 4 September 2023, at 02:47 UTC (3 Septembe, at 22:47 EDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “Just Read the Instructions” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1073) previously supported nine missions: Hispasat Amazonas Nexus, SES-22, Hakuto-R M1, CRS-27 and five Starlink missions.

 

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Chandrayaan-3 observed by NASA’s LRO

Sep 6, 2023

NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft has imaged ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 lander, named Vikram, about 600 kilometres from the South Pole of the Moon, the Shiv Shakti Point (69.373 S, 32.319E).
Credit: NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University
Music: “Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven” courtesy of YouTube Audio Library
Chandrayaan-3 landing site observed by NASA’s LRO

 

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Chandrayaan-3 observed by KPLO (Danuri)

Sep 12, 2023

The Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO), also known as Danuri ( 다누리), has imaged ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 lander, named Vikram, about 600 kilometres from the South Pole of the Moon, the Shiv Shakti Point (69.373 S, 32.319E), on 27 August 2023.