Bharat Express

ISRO

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.

Chandrayaan-3 completes its orbits of the Earth and moves toward the Moon in accordance with its mission...

ISRO carried out the launch in accordance with a contract with New Space India Limited (NSIL). The launch on Sunday morning was ISRO's 431st attempt to launch a foreign satellite from the nation.

The launch off of Chandrayaan-3 is shown in a video posted on Twitter that was shot from inside a plane.

Tweet from Anand Mahindra said, “There will be many who will question why we’re spending money on Chandrayaan-3 and indeed, on the entire space program."

After the much awaited unveiling, social media was ablaze with pride and zeal. While others made jokes, some users enthusiastically uploaded memes and messages celebrating ISRO's labour of love.