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CHANDRAYAAN-3

India has launched its third Moon Mission, mission on a direct path to the
aiming to be the first to land near its little explored moon. Hence, the longer journey.
South Pole. Its propulsion module behaves like
a communication relay satellite.
The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft with an Orbiter,
Lander, and a rover lifted off on July 14, 2023, at 14:35 It comes 13 years after
on Friday (09:05 GMT) from Sriharikota Space Centre. the country’s first moon mission
The Lander reached the South Pole of the Moon on in 2008, which carried out
23rd August 2023. After its success, India was the “The first and most detailed DIVYA SIDDAPPA HURKENNAVAR,
D/o HC/GD S. L. HURKENNAVAR
fourth country to achieve a soft landing on the Moon, search of water on the GC CRPF BENGALURU
after The US, The former Soviet Union, and China. lunar surface during day
Thousands of people who watched the launch from the time”, said Sh. Mylswamy Annadurai, Project Director,
viewer’s gallery and BBC’s Mr. Arunoday Mukharji who CHANDRAYAAN-1.
was at the launch site said there were roars of “Bharat
Mata ki Jai” (Victory to Mother India) from every corner CHANDRAYAAN-2 which also comprised an orbiter, a
of the hall. Lander and a rover- was launched, in July 2019 but it
was only partially successful. Its orbiter continues to
“Chandrayaan-3 has begun its journey towards circle and study the moon even today but the lander-
the moon,” the Indian Space Research Organisation rover failed to make a soft landing and crashed during
(ISRO) remarked, following the successful lift-off. Chief touchdown. It was because of “A last minute glitch in
Sreedhara Panikar Somanath said, “Our launch vehicle the breaking system”, explained by Mr. Annadurai.
has put the CHANDRAYAAN on a precise orbit around
the Earth”. Prime Minister Sh. Narendra Modi said CHANDRAYAAN-3, which weighs 3,900 kg and costs 6.1
CHANDRAYAAN-3 “Scripted a new chapter in India’s billion rupees, has the “same goals” as its predecessor
space odyssey”. “It soars high, elevating the dreams – to ensure a soft landing on the moon’s
and ambitions of every Indian. This momentous
achievement is a testament to our scientist’s relentless
dedication. I salute their spirit and ingenuity!” he
wrote on his X account. India’s third programme on
lunar exploration, CHANDRAYAAN-3 has achieved its
mission of success.

PROGRESSION OF CHANDRAYAAN-3:
1.Take off from Sriharikota, India
2.Rocket detaches in two stages
3.CHANDRAYAAN-3 orbits the Earth in phases until it
enters the Moon’s orbit
4. Module enters lunar orbit
5. Lander separates from propulsion module
6. Lands near the South Pole of the Moon

WHY CHANDRAYAAN-3 TOOK TIME TO REACH THE surface, he added. CHANDRAYAAN-3 is successfully
MOON ? inserted into the lunar orbit. It not only expanded our
knowledge of the moon but has also demonstrated
Lack of powerful rocket :- India’s growing capabilities in Space exploration.
While the CHANDRAYAAN-3 mission was
launched on India’s heaviest rocket the launch vehicle
Mark-III, it was still not strong enough to propel the
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