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Now, this is the first time when two countries are attempting to make a soft landing of their spacecrafts on the dark side of the Moon - near the South pole. 

Dr Apathukatha Sivathanu Pillai, former Chief Controller (R&D) of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), on August 19 expressed

In a stride towards India's lunar exploration goals, Chandrayaan-3 is progressing smoothly and its anticipated landing on the moon's south pole is on August 23.

Russias Luna-25 spacecraft is set to land on the Moons southern pole just two days before Indias Chandrayaan-3 mission.

"The next deboosting operation is scheduled for August 20, 2023, where the lander will reach an orbit with its closest point to the moon (Perilune) at 30 km and the farthest point (the Apolune) at 100 km," ISRO said

The lander has placed itself in an orbit where the closest point to the moon is 25 km and the farthest is 134 km. | Latest News India

On August 17, the Lander Module, comprising the Vikram lander and Pragyan rover, successfully separated from the Propulsion Module, marking a significant milestone in the mission.

Bengaluru, Aug 17: India's Chandrayaan-3 mission on Thursday achieved a major milestone when its Lander Module carrying the rover inside successfully separated from the Propulsion Module to be on course for an unprecedented soft-landing on the moon's South Pole planned on August 23. The Lander Module comprising the Lander Vikram and rover Pragyan is now

Deboosting is the process of slowing down to position itself in an orbit where the orbit's closest point to the Moon (Perilune) is 30 km and the farthest point (the Apolune) is 100 km.

Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft's lander Vikram, which successfully separated from its propulsion module and continued its journey towards the Moon yesterday, will undergo a deboosting manoeuvre today at 4:00 pm today.