The Chandrayaan 3 mission by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched on July 14, 2023 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota.
The spacecraft was launched onboard the Launch Vehicle Mark 3 (LVM 3) rocket.
The lunar mission is a follow-up to the Chandrayaan 2, launched in September 2019.
The Chandrayaan 3 mission plans to demonstrate end-to-end capability in safe landing and roving on the lunar surface.
Objectives are:
To demonstrate safe and soft landing on the lunar surface
To demonstrate rover roving on the moon and
To conduct in-situ scientific experiments.
After reaching the lunar surface, the lander, called ‘Vikram’ will deploy its four scientific payloads.
They aimed to study the moon’s surface temperature and subterranean characteristics.
The module has an instrument called the ‘Spectro-polarimetry of Habitable Planet Earth’ (SHAPE) will collect data about the light emitted and reflected by the earth.
The rover, called ‘Pragyan’, will study the lunar surface using chemical and visual tests as it moves around.