Chandrayaan-3, our third lunar mission, will embark on its journey." He noted that Chandrayaan-3 will be inserted into the lunar transfer trajectory after the orbit-raising manoeuvres.

India has since spent about $75 million on its Chandrayaan-3 mission. Modi said the rocket will cover more than 300,000 kilometers (186,411 miles) and reach the moon in the “coming weeks.” ...

The successful lunar landing of the Chandrayaan-3 mission makes India only the fourth country to achieve the feat. Skip to main content. Scientific American. August 23, 2023. 8 min read.

That information will be used by Chandrayaan-3 in the current mission. The spacecraft's journey to the moon should take about 40 days, with the landing attempt expected on August 23.

Chandrayaan-3 Mission: The image captured by the Landing Imager Camera after the landing. It shows a portion of Chandrayaan-3's landing site. Seen also is a leg and its accompanying shadow.

Chandrayaan-3 will be India's third mission to the moon and the country's second attempt at soft-landing a robotic craft on Earth's nearest neighbor.

India's third lunar exploration mission, Chandrayaan-3, launched on July 14. The mission's lander and rover are scheduled to touch down on the moon in late August.

India's Chandrayaan-3 mission successfully landed near the moon's south pole on Wednesday (Aug. 23). The Indian Space Research Organization (IRSO) mission not only made history because it saw the ...

The latest mission appears to be a great example of that: at $75 million, Chandrayaan-3 cost less than many space blockbusters. Read more here . Andrew Griffin 23 August 2023 14:55 ...

Chandrayaan-3: Indian Mission racing against Russian spacecraft for historic Moon landing. Until now, no country has made a soft landing on the Moon’s south pole. Vishwam Sankaran.