Introduction – Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) launched Chandrayaan-3 on July 14, 2023, at 2:35 pm from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota in the state of Andhra Pradesh.   Chandrayan-3 is the third lunar mission of India that was conducted by the Indian Space Research Organization. It contains the lander and the Pragyan rover which is similar to Chandrayaan-2 however it does not have an orbiter. The distance from Earth to Moon is around 384,000 km and the spacecraft has been effectively located in the trajectory so it will take to reach the surface of the moon. It is expected that the spacecraft will reach a soft landing near the south pole region on August 23, 2023.

According to Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), it has learned from the mistakes of Chandrayaan-2 and rectified the weakness in Chhandrayaan-3. Previously, Vikram, the moon lander failed to land on the lunar surface after the launch of Chandrayaan-2. However, many countries failed in the moon missions in the year 2019. If Chandrayana-3 is successful then it would be the first successful landing equipment of India on the surface of the moon

 Earlier Chandrayaan-2 was introduced by Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on July 22, 2019, at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Before this spacecraft, Chandrayaan-1 was launched by Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on October 22. 2008 in the state of Andhra Pradesh.

The first lunar mission of our country, Chandrayaan-1 discovered water molecules on the surface of the moon. After 11 years, the second mission, Chandrayaan-2 successfully entered lunar orbit but its rover crash-landed on the surface of the moon. India also became the first Asian country to reach Mars in the year 2014 when it put the Mangalyaan probe into the orbit of Mars.

Objectives of Chandrayaan-3 – There are three main objectives for the Chandrayaan-3 that are set by Indian Space Research Organization are given below –

1. The first objective is to demonstrate a soft and safe landing on the surface of the moon.
2. The second objective is to demonstrate the operations of the rover on the surface of the moon.
3. The final or third objective is to conduct in-situ-scientific experiments on the surface of the lunar to learn more about the composition of the moon.