Chandrayaan-3 Moon Mission: Lunar Orbit Insertion Successful | ISRO

Chandrayaan-3 Moon Mission: Lunar Orbit Insertion Successful | ISRO

Chandrayaan-3 Mission Update: These are images of the Moon as viewed by India's Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft during its successful  Lunar Orbit Insertion (LOI) on Aug. 5, 2023. A soft lunar landing in the South Polar region is currently scheduled for Aug. 23, 2023. The European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA's Deep Space Network are assisting India's Deep Space Network with tracking and communications for Chandrayaan-3.  

Chandrayaan-3 is India's effort to become the fourth country, after the United States, Russia and China, to successfully soft-land on the Moon.

The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft would also be the first to land at the lunar south pole, an area of special interest for space agencies and private space companies because of the presence of water ice that could support future surface activities.

Video Credit: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

Acknowledgement: TheBHP

Duration: 45 seconds

Release Date: Aug. 6, 2023

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