Chandrayaan-3: Key things to know about India's historic Moon mission
Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft touched down on the surface of the Moon on Wednesday after its 41-day odyssey. The successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the lunar south pole sparked jubilant reactions from around the world.
India scripted history as the ambitious third Moon mission of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) touched down on the Moon's south pole, making it the first nation to land on the uncharted surface.
Here’s a look at Moon mission and the journey so far.
What are the objectives of Chandrayaan-3?
- Solar-powered Pragyan rover will explore the surface of the relatively unmapped lunar south pole
- It will transmit data over its two-week lifespan
- It will also conduct in-situ experiments on
- The surface and environment of the Moon at the landing site
- Thermo-physical properties
- Plasma environment
- Seismicity
- Elemental composition
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Time of Chandrayaan-3
July 14 — Chandrayaan-3 successfully launched into orbit
July 15 — The first orbit raising maneuver was successfully performed
August 1 — Translunar injection
August 5 — Chandrayaan-3 was successfully inserted into the lunar orbit
August 17 — Lander module was successfully separated from the propulsion module
August 23 — Chandrayaan-3 soft landing on the Moon surface
The team behind Chandrayaan-3
ISRO chairman S Somanath attributed the success of Chandrayaan-3 to project director P Veeramuthuvel and mission directors M Srikanth and Kalpana K, and M Sankaran. Who are they?
P Veeramuthuvel — Chandrayaan-3 project director Veeramuthuvel has roots in Villupuram district of Tamil Nadu and has a PhD from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. In 2019, he took a leadership role in the Chandrayaan-3 project.
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