Chandrayaan-3 Highlights: Soft Landing on Moon's South Pole Successfully Completed

Chandrayaan-3 is scheduled to land on the Moon's surface on August 23

By Gadgets 360 Staff | Updated: 23 August 2023 18:40 IST

Chandrayaan-3 Moon mission is scheduled to land on the lunar surface on August 23

Photo Credit: ISRO

Aug 23, 2023 18:40 IST

Mission Complete!

That's it for our live coverage of Chandrayaan-3's historic Moon landing. The Chandrayaan-3 has successfully landed on the lunar South Pole, becoming the world's first spacecraft to do so. Thank you for joining in!

Aug 23, 2023 18:20 IST

ISRO Chairman congratulates the Chandrayaan-3 team

ISRO chief S. Somanath speaks after the Lander's successful soft landing on the lunar South Pole, congratulating the team behind India's third Moon Mission.

Aug 23, 2023 18:08 IST

India is on the Moon!

Chandrayaan-3's Lander Module Has Successfully completed its soft landing on the Moon's South Pole! Applause and celebrations all around!

Aug 23, 2023 18:04 IST

Almost there! The Moon's surface is less than 50m away

PM Narendra Modi has joined the livestream as well

Aug 23, 2023 18:00 IST

The Lander Module Is Now in Vertical Descent

Claps all around as the Lander Module completes Fine Braking phase. The LM is now in Vertical Descent phase, approaching the landing site, just about 600m away.

Aug 23, 2023 17:58 IST

The LM has now entered its Fine Braking phase

The Lander is less than 3km away from the Moon's surface!

Aug 23, 2023 17:54 IST

Some Details on the Rough Braking Phase

The Lander Module is well into its rough breaking phase. The LM is at an altitude of 15.2km and has travelled around 754km thus far.

Aug 23, 2023 17:50 IST

Some Visuals From Chandrayaan-3 Mission Control

Here are some live visuals from ISRO's mission control facility MOX as the Lander Module begins its descent.

Aug 23, 2023 17:47 IST

Rough Braking Phase of Chandrayaan-3 Lander's Descent Has Begun

The lander module has travelled a distance of approximately 228km. The complete downrange that will be travelled during this phase will be 713.5km.

Aug 23, 2023 17:20 IST

The Livestream has begun!

ISRO's livestream for Chandrayaan-3's landing on lunar South Pole has begun. The Lander Module (LM) will arrive at the designated point around 5:44pm IST.

See the livestream here.

Aug 23, 2023 17:15 IST

Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing Livestream Starts Soon

ISRO will soon begin the live telecast of operations at mission control facility MOX at 5:20pm. Just 5 minutes to go!

Here's how you can watch the livestream.

Aug 23, 2023 16:12 IST

Here's What Chandrayaan-3's Lander and Rover Will Do After Landing

With Chandrayaan-3 mission's Lander 'Vikram' and rover 'Pragyan' scheduled to touch down on the Lunar surface on Wednesday, the task for the duo is cut out. The Lander has the capability to touch down at a specified lunar site and deploy the Rover which will carry out in-situ chemical analysis of the lunar surface during the course of its mobility.

Read the full story here.

Aug 23, 2023 15:17 IST

Chandrayaan-3 Ready for Automatic Landing Sequence

ISRO on Wednesday said it is all set to initiate the Automatic Landing Sequence (ALS) for its ambitious third Moon mission Chandrayaan-3's Lander Module (LM) to touch down on the lunar surface this evening.

Read the full story here

Aug 23, 2023 14:13 IST

Here's How You Can Watch Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing Livestream

Chandrayaan-3 is expected to make a soft landing on the south pole of the moon on August 23. As the countdown to Chandrayaan-3 landing begins, ISRO has already announced to livestream the historic event, which will begin at around 5:20pm IST on August 23. The estimated landing time is expected to be 6:04pm IST.

Read here to find out details about the livestream.

Aug 22, 2023 17:04 IST

ISRO Releases New Pictures of the Moon From 70km Altitude

ISRO has released some more pictures of the Moon captured by the camera attached to the Vikram Lander Module. In its latest update on Chandrayaan-3's planned soft landing on the Moon's South Pole, ISRO meanwhile said the mission is on schedule and systems are undergoing regular checks.

Read the full story here.

Aug 22, 2023 16:12 IST

The Moon's Many Mysteries, Explained

How old is the Moon? Why do ISRO scientists want to land the Chandrayaan-3 on the Moon's South Pole? Does water/ice exist on the lunar south pole? These questions and many others are answered by Dr. TV Venkateswaran, a scientist at Vigyan Prasar, an autonomous organisation under the Department of Science and Technology (DST), and a member of the public outreach committee of the Astronomical Society of India.

Read the full story here.

Aug 22, 2023 14:41 IST

ISRO Releases New Images of the Moon

We have fresh visuals of the Moon, captured by the Lander Imager Camera 4 on August 20, 2023.

Aug 22, 2023 14:18 IST

What Do We Know About the Presence of Frozen Water on the Moon?

ISRO is attempting to land its Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft on the Moon's south pole, a mission that could advance India's space ambitions and expand knowledge of lunar water ice, potentially one of the moon's most valuable resources. Here's what's known about the presence of frozen water on the moon - and why space agencies and private companies see it as a key to a moon colony, lunar mining and potential missions to Mars.

Read the full explainer here.

Aug 22, 2023 13:36 IST

Chandrayaan-3 Is on Schedule, ISRO Confirms

The ISRO has tweeted that the Moon mission is smooth sailing and systems are undergoing regular checks. The space agency has also released some new visuals of the Moon captured by the Lander Position Detection Camera (LPDC) from an altitude of about 70 km.

Aug 22, 2023 13:01 IST

Race for Moon Resources Has Begun

While ISRO's Chandrayaan-3 is on course to make a soft landing on the lunar South Pole, Russia's Luna-25 Moon mission encountered problems over the weekend and crashed on the Moon's surface, thus ending the nation's first Moon mission in 47 years in failure. Now, after the Luna-25 crash, the head of Russia's space agency Roskosmos has said that the race to explore and develop the moon's resources has begun and Russia must remain a player despite the failure.

"This is not just about the prestige of the country and the achievement of some geopolitical goals. This is about ensuring defensive capabilities and achieving technological sovereignty," he said in his first public comments after the aborted mission.

Read his comments in detail here.

Aug 22, 2023 12:52 IST

Chandrayaan-3 LM Established Connection With Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter on Monday

On Monday, the Chandrayaan-3's Lander Module said hello to ISRO's Moon mission that came before. The Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter, which was already fixed around the moon, established a two-way connection with the Lander Module (LM) of Chandrayaan-3 yesterday. ISRO tweeted about the development, mentioning that Mission Operations Complex now has more routes to reach the LM.

Chandrayaan-3 Landing May Be Postponed

ISRO has announced that if any factor regarding the lander module appears unfavourable, the Chandrayaan-3 landing plans may be pushed to August 27.

Read the full story here

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ISRO's Chandrayaan-3 mission, launched on July 14, is all set to land on the surface of Moon on August 23. India's mission to Moon will aim to land at the lunar South Pole, and is expected to remain functional for two weeks. Chandrayaan-3 will be used to conduct a series of experiments on the lunar surface. We'll be bringing you live updates as the countdown to land on the Moon's surface begins. Chandrayaan-3 landing may be delayed to August 27 if the lander module appears unfavourable, ISRO's scientists have revealed. Follow this page for live updates, livestream of the landing, and track Chandrayaan-3 progress across the next two days.

Chandrayaan-3 Highlights: Soft Landing on Moon's South Pole Successfully Completed

Mission Complete!

ISRO Chairman congratulates the Chandrayaan-3 team

India is on the Moon!

Almost there! The Moon's surface is less than 50m away

The Lander Module Is Now in Vertical Descent

The LM has now entered its Fine Braking phase

Some Details on the Rough Braking Phase

Some Visuals From Chandrayaan-3 Mission Control

Rough Braking Phase of Chandrayaan-3 Lander's Descent Has Begun

The Livestream has begun!

Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing Livestream Starts Soon

Here's What Chandrayaan-3's Lander and Rover Will Do After Landing

Chandrayaan-3 Ready for Automatic Landing Sequence

Here's How You Can Watch Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing Livestream

ISRO Releases New Pictures of the Moon From 70km Altitude

The Moon's Many Mysteries, Explained

ISRO Releases New Images of the Moon

What Do We Know About the Presence of Frozen Water on the Moon?

Chandrayaan-3 Is on Schedule, ISRO Confirms

Race for Moon Resources Has Begun

Chandrayaan-3 LM Established Connection With Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter on Monday

Chandrayaan-3 Landing May Be Postponed

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