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The propulsive manoeuver of TLI will help increase the velocity of the spacecraft, putting on the trajectory that will set it on its course to the Moon

On the afternoon of July 14, 2023, Chandrayaan-3, India's Moon mission, set off from Sriharikota.

Sriharikota, AP: India on Friday launched its ambitious third lunar mission Chandrayaan 3, eyeing a rare feat in moon exploration so far only accomplished by the likes of the US, China and the former Soviet Union. Indian Space Research Organisations third lunar expedition in 15 years, the hugely anticipated Chandrayaan 3 embarked on its month-long journey towards the moon, piggybacking on

India’s indigenous moon-landing mission began the 26-hour countdown before the launch at 2:35pm on July 14 from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota

The lunar expedition, scheduled for Friday (July 14) from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota follows the 2019 Chandrayaan-2 mission where space scientists are aiming for a soft landing on the surface of the moon. Here are 10 interesting facts about Chandrayaans mission.

After a circuitous 40-day journey, Chandrayaan-3 is expected to slip into lunar orbit and deploy the lander with the rover for a soft landing anywhere within a 4.0km by 2.5km strip of lunar surface located between two craters — the Manzinus and the Bouguslawsky

The Indian Space Research Organisation will be launching the hugely anticipated mission from this spaceport at 2.35 pm on Friday

As the clock ticks for ISROs high-profile launch of the year, the Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission, all eyes are on the countrys space agency whose scientists are keen to taste success with a soft landing on lunar surface and put the country in an elite club of nations that have accomplished the challenging task.

Chandrayaan 3 is all set to launch at 2.35pm, it will the third lunar exploration mission on the Vehicle Mark-3 rocket from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. The propulsion module will have a journey till 100km carry the lander and rover.

The ISRO's third lunar exploration mission Chandrayaan-3 is equipped with eight payloads