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Chandrayaan-3 Highlights: Vikram Lander Establishes Communication With Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter, 2 Days For Touchdown On Moon

On Sunday, ISRO announced that the orbit of the Lander Module (LM) had been successfully reduced, setting the stage for a soft landing attempt on the lunar surface around 6 pm on Wednesday, August 23.

Published date india.com Updated: August 21, 2023 10:34 PM IST
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India Awaits Vikram’s Successful Landing As Last 25 Km Left, 2 Days For Touchdown. Photo: ISRO

New Delhi: Chandrayaan-3’s Lander Module Vikram established communication with the orbiter of Chandrayaan-2 around the Moon, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) informed on Monday. The Vikram Lander aims to make a soft landing on the Moon’s surface on August 23. Stay updated with all the latest developments regarding Chandrayaan-3 on the India.com live blog.

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  • Aug 21, 2023 8:06 PM IST

    Chandrayaan-3 Live Updates:: Top lessons related to Chandrayaan-2 that has helped Chandrayaan-3

    1. fuel tank, solar panels are bigger.

    2. touchdown speed of even up to 3 metres per second, it will not cause any harm to Chandrayaan-3

    3. area of landing has expanded from 500m x 500m to 4km by 2.5km

    4. image captured by Chandrayaan-2 orbiter was used for “better identification of the locations.”

    5. better communication links for Chandrayaan-3.

    6. spacecraft is tested for the ability to withstand vibrations.


    7. if everything fails, nothing works, still Vikram will make a landing.

  • Aug 21, 2023 8:06 PM IST

    Chandrayaan-3 Live Updates: All systems working perfectly

    Union Minister @DrJitendraSingh briefed by Chairman, @isro about the status and readiness of chandrayaan3 for the moon landing on 23rd August 2023 In the next two days, the health of Chandrayaan-3 will be continuously monitored: Chairman, ISRO Chandrayaan-3 is set to land on the moon on August 23, 2023, around 18:04 hours IST: ISRO

  • Aug 21, 2023 8:02 PM IST

    Chandrayaan-3 Live Updates: All systems working perfectly

    Union Minister @DrJitendraSingh briefed by Chairman, @isro about the status and readiness of chandrayaan3 for the moon landing on 23rd August 2023 In the next two days, the health of Chandrayaan-3 will be continuously monitored: Chairman, ISRO Chandrayaan-3 is set to land on the moon on August 23, 2023, around 18:04 hours IST: ISRO

    https://twitter.com/PIB_India/status/1693586772192907568?

  • Aug 21, 2023 8:01 PM IST

    Chandrayaan-3 Live Updates: All systems working perfectly

    Union Minister @DrJitendraSingh briefed by Chairman, @isro about the status and readiness of chandrayaan3 for the moon landing on 23rd August 2023 In the next two days, the health of Chandrayaan-3 will be continuously monitored: Chairman, ISRO Chandrayaan-3 is set to land on the moon on August 23, 2023, around 18:04 hours IST: ISRO

    https://twitter.com/PIB_India/status/1693586772192907568?

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