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Chandrayaan 3 Mission: India`s Chandrayaan-3 mission marked another giant leap in its lunar quest as the 'Vikram' lander module of the spacecraft successfully separated from the propulsion module on Thursday

Written By Ritesh K Srivastava|Last Updated: Aug 17, 2023, 07:12 PM IST|Source:

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New Delhi: India`s Chandrayaan-3 mission marked another giant leap in its lunar quest as the 'Vikram' lander module of the spacecraft successfully separated from the propulsion module on Thursday. The Chandrayaan-3 mission`s lander is named after Vikram Sarabhai (1919–1971), who is widely regarded as the father of the Indian space programme. On Wednesday, the spacecraft carried out the final lunar-bound orbit reduction manoeuvre of the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft, a week ahead of its scheduled landing on the south pole of the moon on August 23.

A GSLV Mark 3 (LVM 3) heavy-lift launch vehicle was used for the launch of the spacecraft that was placed in the lunar orbit on August 5 and since then it has been through a series of orbital manoeuvres been lowered closer to the moon’s surface.

It has been a month and two days since the Indian Space Research Organisation launched the Chandrayaan-3 mission on July 14. The spacecraft was launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh’s Sriharikota. ISRO is bidding to make a successful soft landing on the moon, which will make India the fourth country in the world to achieve the feat after the United States, Russia and China.

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17 August 2023

19:05 PM IST

ISRO Chandrayaan-3 Live: Lunar site

The lander will be able to soft land at a predetermined lunar site and deploy the rover, which will conduct in-situ chemical analysis of the lunar surface while moving.

17:23 PM IST

ISRO Chandrayaan-3 Live: Landing Module deboosting

According to ISRO, the Landing Module will descend to a slightly lower orbit following a deboosting scheduled for tomorrow around 1600 Hrs., IST.

16:15 PM IST

Chandrayaan-3 Live: Orbit reduction maneuvers

Following its July 14 launch, Chandrayaan-3 entered lunar orbit on August 5, after which orbit reduction maneuvres were performed on the satellite on August 6, 9, 14, and 16, ahead of the separation of both modules today.

15:06 PM IST

Chandrayaan-3 Live Updates: Study of earth's atmosphere

Onboard instruments will "perform spectroscopic studies of the Earth's atmosphere and measure variations in polarisation from Earth's clouds -- to accumulate signatures of Exoplanets that would qualify for our habitability".

14:49 PM IST

Chandrayaan-3 LIVE Updates: Russia’s Lunar Probe Luna-25 Aims Soft landing On Moon

Coinciding with India's Chandrayaan-3 mission, Russia’s lunar probe, Luna-25, has also reached lunar orbit and is aiming for a landing attempt between August 21 and 23. Both India and Russia are targeting a soft landing near the moon’s south pole.

14:46 PM IST

Chandrayaan-3 Live Updates: 'Thanks For The Ride, Mate', Tweets ISRO

ISRO tweets, "Thanks For The Ride, Mate" as Lander Vikram successfully detaches itself from the spacecraft.

Chandrayaan-3 Mission:

‘Thanks for the ride, mate!
said the Lander Module (LM).

LM is successfully separated from the Propulsion Module (PM)

LM is set to descend to a slightly lower orbit upon a deboosting planned for tomorrow around 1600 Hrs., IST.

Now, has 3… pic.twitter.com/rJKkPSr6Ct

— ISRO (@isro) August 17, 2023

14:12 PM IST

Chandrayaan 3 Latest Updates: 'A Series Of Manoeuvres Before Final Landing'

ISRO Chairman S Somanath has said that all systems are operating as planned. "Everything is going fine now. There will be a series of manoeuvres until it lands (on the Moon) on 23rd August," S Somanath said.

14:06 PM IST

Chandrayaan 3 Live Updates: Propulsion Module Continues Its Journey

After successful separation, the propulsion module of India's Chandrayaan-3 Mission continues its journey in its current orbit, says ISRO.

Chandrayaan-3 Mission:

Meanwhile, the Propulsion Module continues its journey in the current orbit for months/years.

The SHAPE payload onboard it would
perform spectroscopic study of the Earth’s atmosphere and
measure the variations in polarization from the clouds on…

— ISRO (@isro) August 17, 2023

14:03 PM IST

Chandrayaan-3 Mission Live Updates: Lander 'Vikram' Separates From Spacecraft

ISRO's Chandrayaan-3's lander 'Vikram' has successfully separated from the spacecraft. It is now expected to land on the moon on August 23.

Chandrayaan-3 Mission:

‘Thanks for the ride, mate! ’
said the Lander Module (LM).

LM is successfully separated from the Propulsion Module (PM)

LM is set to descend to a slightly lower orbit upon a deboosting planned for tomorrow around 1600 Hrs., IST.

Now, has pic.twitter.com/rJKkPSr6Ct

— ISRO (@isro) August 17, 2023