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ISRO revealed that if the conditions for the moon landing will not favorable, then the same will be postponed and the Vikram lander will make contact on the lunar surface four days later.
Nilesh M Desai, director of Space Applications Centre-ISRO, Ahmedabad said that the decision regarding the landing will be taken based on the health of the lander module and the conditions on the Moon.
The ISRO has said that India's third lunar exploration mission, Chandrayaan-3, will touch down on the surface of the Moon around 6.04 pm on Wednesday. The landing module consists of a lander Vikram and a rover Pragyaan.
The space agency has undertaken all measures to ensure that spacecraft successfully lands on the designated date, says SAC director
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has said that if any issues arise with the lander module, the landing of Chandrayaan-3 will be postponed to August 27. A decision will be made two hours before the planned landing on August 23, based on the module's health and the conditions on the Moon. ISRO Chairman S Somanath has assured the Minister of State that all systems are working perfectly and no contingencies are expected.