Chandrayaan-3 moon landing FAQ’s: Know date, time, live streaming, other details

Chandrayaan-3 moon landing FAQ’s: A day to go! India all set to witness the historic moment of 2023 as Chandrayaan-3 stands on the edge of making a momentous day tomorrow. 

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) reassured that Chandrayaan-3 is on schedule and systems are undergoing regular checks.

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“Smooth sailing is continuing, The Mission Operations Complex (at ISRO) is buzzed with energy and excitement!” ISRO posted on X, formerly Twitter.

Chandrayaan-3 moon landing: Date & Time

All eyes on India as its Chandrayaan-3 is set to land on the moon on August 23, 2023 (Wednesday), around 1804 IST.

In its latest update on Chandrayaan-3 soft landing, ISRO meanwhile said the mission is on schedule and systems are undergoing regular checks.

Chandrayaan-3 moon landing: Live Streaming 

The live telecast of the landing operations will begin at 5:20 PM IST on Wednesday. Live actions of landing will be available on the ISRO website, its YouTube channel, Facebook, and public broadcaster DD National TV from 5:27 PM IST on Aug 23, 2023.

Chandryaan-3 lander and rover named after whom?

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. The 'Vikram' lander module of India's Chandrayaan-3 mission successfully separated from the propulsion module last week, and the spacecraft then completed critical deboosting manoeuvres and descended to a slightly lower orbit.

Other countries that achieved landing on Moon 

Chandrayaan-3, India’s third lunar exploration mission, will make India the fourth country after US, China, and Russia, to land its spacecraft on the surface of the moon and demonstrate the country’s abilities for safe and soft landing on the lunar surface.

When was Chandrayaan-3 launched?

It has been a month and eight 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.

Chandrayaan-3 mission delayed earlier, know why 

Chandrayaan-3’s development phase commenced in January 2020 with plans to launch it somewhere in 2021, but the COVID-19 pandemic caused delays in the development process.

The major discovery of the Chandrayaan-1 mission, launched in 2008, is the detection of water (H2O) and hydroxyl (OH) on the lunar surface. Data also revealed their enhanced abundance towards the polar region.

The primary science objective of the mission was to prepare a three-dimensional atlas of both the near and far sides of the Moon and to conduct chemical and mineralogical mapping of the entire lunar surface with high spatial resolution, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre under ISRO had said.

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Moon serves as a repository of earth’s past and a successful lunar mission by India will help in enhancing life on Earth and prepare to explore the rest of the solar system — and beyond.