Chandrayaan-3: The third unmanned Moon mission from India, Chandrayaan-3, recently reached lunar orbit on Saturday and began taking beautiful photos of the Moon’s cratered surface. These photographs, which were posted on Twitter by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), show the Moon as it will appear on August 5, 2023, as viewed from the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft during its Lunar Orbit Insertion (LOI).
Chandrayaan-3 Shares Exclusive View of Moon’s Surface
The official Twitter handle of Chandrayaan-3 Mission tweeted, “The Moon, as viewed by Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft during Lunar Orbit Insertion (LOI) on August 5, 2023.” The Chandrayaan-3 has experienced trouble-free sailing thus far, and ISRO is hopeful about the planned soft landing of the Vikram lander on the lunar surface, slated for August 23. After a 22-day voyage, Chandrayaan-3 successfully entered lunar orbit and began a challenging 41-day mission to investigate the unknown lunar south pole—an endeavour no other country has ever attempted before.
Chandrayaan-3’s Playful Remark Amid Lunar Approach
Chandrayaan-3, reflecting the spacecraft’s approach to the Moon, jokedly stated, “I am feeling lunar gravity,” following a successful manoeuvre from ISRO’s laboratory in Bengaluru. The mission is still moving forward towards its historic objective. On August 1 at midnight, ISRO successfully completed a perigee burn. To put the spacecraft in the moon’s gravitational field, it boosted its orbit. The orbit that Chandrayaan-3 thereafter followed covered a distance of 369,328 kilometres at its farthest point and 288 kilometres at its closest to Earth. With the LOI manoeuvre, India’s lunar mission has now entered a vital phase. The process of directing the spacecraft into the moon’s orbit requires accurate navigation. India plans to make a soft landing on or near the southern polar region of the moon on August 23. India would become the first country at the lunar south pole and the fourth nation to complete this mission successfully with this accomplishment.
Chandrayaan-3 Mission Launched on July 14
India launched the Chandrayaan-3 mission on July 14 at 2:35 PM IST. The primary objective of the project, which is expected to cost roughly Rs. 615 crore, is to successfully land on the moon in a secure manner so that tests may be conducted. According to a NASA source, the lander and rover will touchdown in the southern polar region of the moon. Following a safe landing, the lander is anticipated to collect surface samples for a period of 14 Earth days.
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