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Before making its historic arrival on the uncharted south pole zone of the moon on Wednesday night, the Vikram lander was given the responsibility of finding a safe landing place.

The lander module remarked "Thanks for the ride, mate" after separating from the propulsion system.

On Thursday, the ISRO lunar spacecraft carrying Vikram and Pragyan will separate from the propulsion module.

Chandrayaan-3, the Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) lunar mission, marks a triumph as it attains a circular Moon orbit. The stage is set for the detachment of the Vikram lander, ushering in a new phase of exploration.

The spacecraft is currently undergoing a series of orbital adjustments after traveling around two-thirds of the distance to the Moon....

The spacecraft is on a swift trajectory, aimed at securing a successful lunar landing ahead of an Indian spacecraft's corresponding pursuit.

ISRO's Chairman, S Somanath, announced that the lander of India's third lunar mission, Chandrayaan-3, named Vikram will achieve a soft landing on the Moon's surface on August 23.

The integrated spacecraft will have to achieve a 100km circular orbit around the Moon before the landing module detaches from the propulsion module.

ISRO’s LVM3-M4/CHANDRAYAAN-3 MISSION posted a message on X which was known as Twitter earlier. The post said, “Hello! This is Chandrayaan 3 with a special update...."

The ISRO announced on Friday that the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft, launched on July 14, has covered approximately two-thirds of the distance to the Moon.