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Chandrayaan-3, India’s third spaceflight to the Moon, is nearing its landing date on 23-24. August. The Lander Module carrying the rover inside successfully separated from the Propulsion Module to be on course to land on the Moon.

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Chandrayaan-3 mission, launched on July 14 from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, successfully entered lunar orbit on August 5.

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– Chandrayaan-3 Lander separates from the propulsion module

In a remarkable achievement, the Lander Module (LM) of the Chandrayaan-3 mission, which carried the rover inside, successfully separated from its propulsion module, enabling the mission to soft land on the lunar surface as planned on August 23.

The LM, consisting of the Vikram lander and Pragyan, is ready to be launched into an orbit that will take the mission closer to the moon. Landing at the Moon’s south pole is planned for August 23 at 5:47 p.m.

Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) posted on X “Thanks for the ride, mate! said the Lander Module (LM). The LM has been successfully separated from the Propulsion Module (PM). The LM is scheduled to descend into a slightly lower orbit tomorrow after a scheduled boost at around 1600 IST .”

– India has 3 active spacecraft in lunar orbit, more than China

India now has three spacecraft orbiting the moon. Chandrayaan-3 mission’s Vikram lander and propulsion module have successfully separated. According to an India Today report, the Chandrayaan-2 orbiter also has activities other than these two around the moon.

Apart from India, China, USA and Korea also have their lunar missions around the moon.

– India’s Chandrayaan 3, Russia’s Luna-25 prepare to land next week

The race to the moon is accelerating as India’s Chandrayaan-3 and Russia’s Luna-25 prepare for their landing next week.

Although Chandrayaan-3 is scheduled to land on 23-24 August, Luna-25 may land on the 21st-23rd. August, this has increased global attention to these tasks.

– ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 completed its final lunar maneuver

India’s third lunar mission, Chandrayaan in another milestone, successfully completed its fifth and final lunar orbit on Wednesday, taking the mission a step closer to the moon.

This completion allows the spacecraft to prepare for the separation of the Lander Module and the Propulsion Module.

In X, ISRO said, “Today’s successful launch, which is needed for a short period of time, has placed Chandrayaan-3 in a 153 km x 163 km orbit as intended. This completes the moon-bound maneuvers. It’s time to prepare, as the Propulsion Module and Lander Module prepare for their separate journeys.”

– ISRO shares images of Earth and Moon captured by spacecraft camera

ISRO shared pictures of earth and moon with X. A view of Earth was captured by the Lander Imager (LI) on launch day, and a view of the moon was captured by the Lander Horizontal Velocity Camera (LHVC) on August 6, a day after the mission was placed into lunar orbit.

– Chandrayaan-3 milestone: Mission enters lunar orbit

The Chandrayaan-3 mission successfully entered lunar orbit on August 5, putting it on track to achieve its goal of a soft landing at the Moon’s south pole scheduled for August 23.